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Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son to late dictator Muammar Gaddafi, killed in his home in western Libya

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son to late long-time Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, was killed on Tuesday in his home in the western town of Zintan in western Libya. Sources close to him say four masked gunmen stormed his home to carry out the “heinous crime”.

Euronews

Police escorts and limited hotels: What is it like to travel in Libya at the moment?

Over the last two years, Libya has been making a deliberate push to attract international tourism.

Euronews

Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens

It is hoped the institution can help foster new bonds in a fractured nation, but such optimism will be a stretch for some

The Guardian - UK

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Libyan man accused of murder, rape, and torture appears at the ICC

A Libyan man accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes at a Tripoli prison has appeared before judges at the International Criminal Court

The Independent UK

Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli

Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to Libya

The Guardian - UK

Voices from the sea, part three: how do exiled people experience their moment of rescue?

This is the third part of our series drawing on a year of research conducted on board the Ocean Viking, the civilian search-and-rescue ship operated in the central Mediterranean by the NGO SOS Méditerranée. It explores the perspectives of exiled people based on testimonies from 110 survivors who were picked…

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EU has long engaged with Libya’s Haftar on ‘technical’ migration matters, sources tell Euronews

"Technical" discussions on migration have been ongoing for years between the European Commission and de facto representatives of eastern Libya, including General Khalifa Haftar's military staff. Recently, Brussels has started engaging with eastern Libya at a more political level.

Euronews

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Videos appear to show people smuggling by state-linked Libyan militia in Mediterranean

Sea rescue NGO says clips and images provide evidence that smugglers ‘are part of Tripoli’s official military apparatus’

The Guardian - UK

Displaced return home and reclaim lost roots as Syria tries to rebuild

Syrians – both refugees and internally displaced – are returning home in increasing numbers since the fall of al-Assad.

Al Jazeera

Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

Euronews

Libya Commander Haftar Seeks To Force International Engagement

Libya's eastern authorities recently expelled a senior European delegation in a move analysts say was meant to send a message: the unrecognised administration backed by military leader Khalifa Haftar cannot be ignored.

International Business Times

Libya’s strongman with friends in high places: All you ever wanted to know about Khalifa Haftar

After an EU delegation was humiliated by the commander in control of large swaths of eastern Libya, Euronews explores Haftar’s fall, then rise to power and who is helping him maintain it.

Euronews

EU-Libya fallout: Should the European Union hold talks with Khalifa Haftar?

Officially, Brussels is cooperating with the government of national unity based in Tripoli. However, exchanges are also taking place with General Khalifa Haftar, who controls large swaths of Libya's east. The last visit turned into a fiasco.

Euronews

Exclusive: EU delegation ejected from Libya after diplomatic 'trap', source tells Euronews

A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into recognising the eastern government, a source familiar with the matter revealed to Euronews.

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The Independent UK

EU migration delegation ordered deported from eastern Libya on alleged entry violations

Authorities in eastern Libya have refused entry to three European ministers and the EU commissioner for migration on alleged entry violations

Al Jazeera

Israeli strike kills at least three people in northern Lebanon

Israel claims it targeted a ‘key figure’ from the Palestinian group Hamas near the coastal Lebanese city of Tripoli.

Euronews

Dozens of bodies found in area of Libya's capital controlled by armed militia, UN says

The UN human rights office said it was concerned about human rights violations and "potential evidence of extrajudicial killings" in Tripoli.

Al Jazeera

Dozens of bodies found in militia-run sites in Libya’s Tripoli; UN alarmed

United Nations rights chief urges accountability after more than 70 bodies found in Tripoli militia strongholds.

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Al Jazeera

Libyan ministers resign as protesters call for government to step down

Police officer killed as the country sees renewed deadly clashes in the aftermath of the killing of a militia commander.

Al Jazeera

Libya’s prime minister asserts control after deadly Tripoli violence

After clashes kill six in Tripoli, PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah says a military operation restored calm in the capital.

The Guardian - UK

Six killed in Tripoli clashes after killing of militia leader

Abdel Ghani al-Kikli, known as Gheniwa, had recently been involved in disputes with rival armed groups

Al Jazeera

Heavy gunfire, clashes in Libya’s Tripoli after killing of militia leader

Interior Ministry urges residents to stay home and avoid movement, warning of further instability.

Al Jazeera

‘I saw him kill people:’ Libya and Italy’s shadowy migrant deals

Italy is accused of releasing Libyan officials wanted on international warrants in return for limiting migrant flows.

The Guardian - UK

‘Why did we give back this alleged criminal?’ Pressure grows on Meloni after Italy releases wanted Libyan police chief

Critics accuse prime minister of pandering to Tripoli over migration after Osama Najim was freed despite an ICC warrant for alleged war crimes

The Independent UK

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni investigated for repatriating Libyan warlord

Osama Elmasry Njeem is suspected of crimes against humanity including murder, torture, rape and sexual violence as a prison overseer in Tripoli.

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