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The Latest Breaking News from Tripoli

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.

Al Jazeera

‘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

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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.

The Independent UK

Refugee’s justice hopes ‘crushed’ after Italy releases Libya war crimes suspect

David Yambio says Rome ‘has blood on its hands’ after freeing police chief he alleges beat him in Tripoli prison

The Guardian - UK

Kadhafi's son breaks silence on Sarkozy Libya funding

The youngest son of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi claims he was pressured to retract allegations about his country's funding of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. In an exclusive interview with RFI, Saif al-Islam Kadhafi describes being approached three times to change testimony he gave to French investigators in 2018…

Radio France Internationale

‘More bullets’: Analysts mull whether Russia will move to Libya after Syria

Russia’s potential redeployment to Libya carries consequences for Moscow, Tripoli and beyond.

Al Jazeera

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Egypt and Turkey's closer ties spark hope for peace among Libya’s rival factions

The recent rapprochement between Egypt and Turkey, long-standing supporters of rival factions in Libya, offers a potential pathway to easing tensions in the North African country.

Radio France Internationale

As Israel bombs Lebanon, Lebanese police try to expel Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees are among those displaced in Lebanon from Israeli attacks. Many have nowhere to go and fear deportation.

Al Jazeera

Hamas Military Leader Killed In Airstrike Near Tripoli

Hamas leader killed in Lebanon airstrike, raising tensions in the region. Ongoing conflict highlighted.

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Libya central bank deal could resolve ‘all political issues’, says head of state

Mohamed al-Menfi defends dismissal of previous governor and says deal will bring back international accountability

The Guardian - UK

Diplomatic failings and ‘elite bargains’ prolonging Libya turmoil: Analysts

With the central bank in turmoil, analysts say that diplomatic efforts in Libya are failing its people.

Al Jazeera

Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya

Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan

The Guardian - UK

Notorious people smuggler shot dead in Libya, officials say

Abd al-Rahman Milad was member of Libyan coastguard also considered to be the leader of a criminal organisation

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Libya’s central bank chief flees country over militia threats: Report

Tripoli-based Presidential Council appoints new board of directors, with banking operations suspended amid upheaval.

Al Jazeera

Libya’s eastern government says oilfields closed over central bank spat

Rival governments have been fighting for days over the central bank’s leadership, threatening a UN-brokered peace deal.

The Independent UK

Libya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country's deep divisions persist

One of Libya’s dueling authorities unilaterally fired the powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country

The Independent UK

Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say

Libyan officials say clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in the country’s capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation

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Al Jazeera

Libya, Tunisia urge Europe to increase aid to help tackle migration crisis

North African countries seek assistance at Tripoli conference to help stem flow of refugees and migrants.

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Cultural treasure or painful reminder? Libya’s colonial architecture

Residents of Tripoli and Benghazi are divided about what should be done with their Italian colonial heritage.

Al Jazeera

Smuggler paradise on Tunisia-Libya border hurts as closure strangles trade

The people of Ben Guerdane survived off the Ras Jadir border crossing. Its closure hurt them, badly.

International Business Times

Deadly Landmines Pose Hidden Threat In Libyan Capital

Hundreds of deadly landmines and unexploded ordnance still litter parts of Libya after years of fighting, posing a constant danger to civilians, especially children, long after the conflict.

Radio France Internationale

In conflict-torn Libya, artist's family turns home into museum

A seemingly ordinary villa in the heart of Tripoli holds a lifetime of works by the late Libyan artist Ali Gana, whose family has turned his house into a unique museum.

International Business Times

Ramadan Culinary Traditions Defy Crisis To Bring Libyans Together

Dressed in tracksuits with their sleeves rolled up, about 30 residents in Tajura, a suburb east of Libya's capital, volunteer every day to cook and give away some 300 meals during Ramadan.

Al Jazeera

Pro-Gaza feeling runs high in Lebanon, but Hamas presence is controlled

Hamas has gained in popularity in south Lebanon since October 7, but its reach remains limited.

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