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Bodies of 20 migrants found in Libyan desert two weeks after last contact

The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said on Wednesday, showing pictures of them lying around a black pick up truck on the sand.

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Rival Libyan officials hold UN-led election talks in Switzerland

Talks will focus on draft constitutional framework for elections after they failed to reach an agreement previously.

Al Jazeera

Rival Libya leaders meet in Geneva in bid to salvage elections

The heads of Libya's two rival legislative chambers met in Geneva on Tuesday for negotiations aimed at restoring a U.N.-led election process that fell apart last December.

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Rival Libya Leaders Meet in Geneva in Bid to Salvage Elections

The heads of Libya's two rival legislative chambers met in Geneva on Tuesday for negotiations aimed at restoring a UN-led election process that fell apart last December. Agreement on national elections would represent a big step towards stopping another bout of warfare and helping to end a decade of chaos…

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UN Urges Libya’s Rivals to Agree on Elections This Week

The UN political chief urged Libya’s rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week, expressing hope this will lead to long-awaited voting "at the earliest possible date." Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council that during talks in…

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Regrettable that still no agreement on Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya: India

Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said at the Security Council briefing and consultations on Libya that New Delhi notes with concern that the progress seen after the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement is not only in danger of coming to a halt, but there are also…

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Libya’s Presidential Council to Intervene if Geneva Talks Fail

Head of Libya’s Presidential Council will intervene to determine the legal framework for the country’s electoral process if the meeting of the leaders of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HoS) in Geneva failed. The chairman, Mohamed al-Menfi, said during his meeting in Tripoli with tribal…

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In Gaddafi's hometown, little hope for Libya's future

The people living in the ruins of Sirte's 600 Block district have waited years for help removing rubble and rebuilding homes damaged by warfare, but despite a new Libyan government making the city its headquarters, they have little hope of change.

Reuters

West Urges Libyan Leaders to Agree on Pathway to Elections

The United States, France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain urged Libyan political leaders to negotiate constructively to end an impasse and agree on a pathway to elections, a joint statement released by the US State Department said on Friday. “We welcome the degree of consensus reached so far towards agreement…

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'I've saved people who watched their relatives drown - speedboats can only go so fast'

Brendan, a volunteer with the German Sea-Watch organisation, has spoken about the heartbreaking scenes he has witnessed in an attempt to raise awareness

Daily Mirror

Libya legislative heads to tackle election standoff in meeting

The leaders of Libya's two legislative chambers will meet in Geneva next week for last-ditch talks on a constitutional basis for elections, the United Nations said on Thursday, but analysts see little prospect of a breakthrough.

Reuters

Despairing teen refugee found hanged in Libya detention centre

Asylum seekers at Ain Zara detention centre say Mohamed Abdel Aziz hanged himself, highlighting refugees’ plight.

Al Jazeera

Tripoli Factions on Edge as Libya Stalemate Festers

A sudden shootout between factions in the Libyan capital this month provided a vivid demonstration of how a political stalemate could trigger fighting between rival groups and end two years of comparative peace. Much of Libya has for years been dominated by armed forces that control territory and vie for…

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Tripoli factions on edge as Libya stalemate festers

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Libya’s Bashagha Says He Supports Removal of Foreign Fighters

Libya's parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict. In an interview with Reuters in London, where Bashagha is trying to drum up support for…

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Libya's Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters

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Turkey Again Extends Mandate for Troop Deployment in Libya

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday extended for another 18 months a mandate that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The mandate was renewed with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies which hold a majority in parliament. An opposition party also voted in…

Al Jazeera

UN says Libya rival factions fail to reach deal in election talks

The final round of talks in Egypt concluded without a breakthrough, UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams said.

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UN Says Libya’s Rivals Fail to Reach Deal in Election Talks

Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of UN-mediated talks in Egypt, the United Nations said Monday, further complicating international efforts to find a way out of the country’s decade-old chaos. According to the UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, lawmakers from…

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Welsh war surgeon helping to save lives on the frontline in war-torn Ukraine

Dr David Nott has worked in some of the dangerous conflict zones in the world including Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Chad, Iraq, Libya, Haiti, Gaza and Syria

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin warned he risks facing same fate of executed Libyan tyrant Gaddafi

Vladimir Putin faces stark failures by his army, secret services and political cronies, according to former supporter and intelligence officer Igor ‘Strelkov’ Girkin

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‘I’d be scared to be deported’: refugees in Rwanda respond to UK plans

Asylum seekers at Gashora transit centre say they fear reaching UK and ending up where they started after torturous journey

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Libya Split Deepens as Sirte Parliament Passes Budget

Libya's east-based parliament approved a budget on Wednesday for the government it appointed in March despite the incumbent administration refusing to step down, a move that may accelerate a return to parallel rule. The parliament in the coastal city of Sirte passed the 89.7 billion Libyan dinar ($18.6 billion) budget…

Reuters

Libyan budget vote set to escalate standoff

Libya's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to approve a budget for the government it appointed in March despite the incumbent administration refusing to step down, a move that may accelerate a return to parallel rule.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Inch Lower as China COVID, Recession Worries Outweigh Tight Supply

Oil prices inched lower after seesawing through early trading on Tuesday, as worries that fuel demand would be hit by a possible recession and fresh COVID-19 curbs in China outweighed tight global supplies. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 22 cents, or 0.2% to $120.71 a barrel at 0353…

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