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Libya repatriates 161 Nigerian refugees in UN-backed scheme

Nigerian embassy official in Tripoli says they are happy to be returning to their home country.

Al Jazeera

Spike in violence shows Libya remains crippled by rival armed groups

Following a year of relative calm in Libya, fighting erupted again this week in the capital Tripoli. The UN-backed government remains powerless in more than a third of the country, whose people have not seen an election in almost a decade.

Radio France Internationale

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers warns militias against further clashes after 45 die

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has warned that his government would not tolerate any further militia fighting, days after the year’s bloodiest bout of clashes rocked the capital, Tripoli, killing at least 45 people

The Independent UK

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Why did clashes break out in Libya’s Tripoli?

Fighting between the 444 Brigade and the Special Deterrence Force has raged this week after months of relative peace.

Al Jazeera

Libya fighting leaves 55 dead, dozens injured: Medics

Fighting between rival groups began on Monday night in Tripoli, and ended after the release of a commander on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Libya deploys security forces across Tripoli after clashes between rival militias left 27 dead

Libyan security forces are patrolling the streets and have fanned out across Tripoli after clashes between rival militias killed at least 27 people in the country’s capital

The Independent UK

Fighting between rival militias in Libya kills dozens

Clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital Tripoli has killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes, emergency medics said.

Radio France Internationale

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Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital trap civilians, authorities say

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital have left residents trapped in their homes and unable to escape the violence

The Independent UK

Deadly clashes calm in Libya’s Tripoli after release of detained commander

Fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital left at least 27 dead, according to medial authorities.

Al Jazeera

Libya’s High State Council elects new leader as political gridlock deepens

The Tripoli-based governing body chooses Mohammed Takala as leader in a run-off by 67 votes to 62.

Al Jazeera

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers returns to Tripoli on 1st commercial flight from Italy in years

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight with a commercial airline, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade

The Independent UK

Libya 6+6 deal: Loopholes cast doubt on democratic elections

Key issues remain strongly contested despite draft laws agreed in Morocco by Libya’s rival legislative bodies.

Al Jazeera

Libya's Tripoli government targets more western towns with drone strikes

Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) stepped up drone strikes on Friday against what it said were smuggling gangs in western regions, attacking targets in Zawia, Zuwara, Ajeelat and Maya.

Reuters

9 Indians freed in Libya after intervention by Indian school principal

Nine Indian nationals, held captive in Libya, have been freed by their captors, with the help of Tabassum Mansoor, the principal of the Indian school in Benghazi

The Hindu

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Reuters

Libya govt says it conducted air strikes in western areas

Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) said it had conducted air strikes against smuggling networks on Thursday, with blasts hitting a western city that is home to armed factions that have backed a rival administration.

Reuters

Lebanese army says it arrests prominent Al Qaeda leader in Deir Ammar town

The Lebanese army said on Saturday it had arrested a prominent Al Qaeda leader in Deir Ammar town, northeast of the city of Tripoli.

Reuters

'This is madness': Libya's bitter divisions split Eid holiday

Libyans are celebrating Islam's Eid al-Fitr holiday - and ending their month-long Ramadan fast - on different days this year because of bitter political splits that persist despite years of peace efforts.

The Guardian - AU

Recipes for Ramadan: Sivine Tabbouch’s samkeh harra (Lebanese baked fish in spiced tahini)

Save for a small tweak, the Sunday Kitchen co-founder prepares this Tripoli dish just as her mother did – and it tastes like home.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan Parties Agree to Continue Efforts to Unify Army, Form Unified Govt

The 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC), in the presence of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for Libya, organized in Tripoli on Sunday a meeting between commanders of the military and security units in the western, eastern, and southern regions.  The meeting was the largest of its kind in Libya in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya Revives Cannon Salute to Break Ramadan Fast

The blast of a cannon booms across Tripoli, but it doesn't signal another round of fighting in the Libyan capital -- rather, the revival of a long-lost Ramadan tradition. Officers in berets rolled out a red carpet on the iconic Martyrs' Square on Thursday for the 600-year-old weapon, setting of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya Announces Arrangements to Reopen Iranian Embassy in Tripoli

The Libyan Foreign and International Cooperation Ministry of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s interim Government of National Unity (GNU) announced on Sunday that efforts are underway to resume the work of the Iranian embassy in the capital, Tripoli. Foreign and International Cooperation Minister Najla Al-Mangoush met with Iran's ambassador to Libya, Mohamed Reza,…

The Guardian - UK

Burned, suffocated, beaten: why women in Lebanon are dying at the hands of their partners

Amid economic crisis and a culture of ‘militarised masculinity’, domestic violence is on the rise in Lebanese households and the sizeable Syrian refugee community

Reuters

Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead

Dozens of migrants died on Sunday after they were shipwrecked off southern Italy, the latest such disaster.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Says Six Copts Held In Libya Released

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced that the six Christian Egyptians who were kidnapped and illegally detained earlier this month in western Libya have been released. The six men, all relatives from Sohag, were abducted after traveling to Libya in search of work in early February. The Ministry said the Egyptian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Int’l Organization Says 73 Migrants 'Presumed' Dead off Libya Coast

At least 73 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The boat carrying 80 people had departed from Qasr al-Akhyar, east of the capital Tripoli, and was heading to Europe, the IOM…

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