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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

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

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'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.

Reuters

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.

The Guardian - AU

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…

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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

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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,…

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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

The Guardian - UK

Migrant crossings in Mediterranean leave thousands dead

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

Reuters

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…

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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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Lebanon Hopes UNESCO Danger Listing Could Save Crumbling Modernist Fairground

Its arch is cracking and its vast pavilions lie empty, but the crumbling Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon's port city Tripoli now has hope of revival, having been added to the United Nations' list of world heritage sites in danger. Designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1962, the…

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Lebanon hopes UNESCO danger listing could save crumbling modernist fairground

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Italy's Eni signs $8 billion Libya gas deal as PM Meloni visits Tripoli

Italian energy company Eni and Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed an $8 billion gas production deal on Saturday aimed at boosting energy supplies to Europe despite the insecurity and political chaos in the North African country.

The Independent UK

Italy's premier visits Libya for talks on energy, migration

Italy’s prime minister has arrived in Libya for talks with officials from the country's west-based government that will focus on energy and migration

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libya’s GNU Fails in Holding Official Meeting for Arab FMs

Several Arab countries, as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, skipped on Sunday a meeting for Arab foreign ministers that was hosted by the Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU). Only seven out of 22 members of the Arab League took part in the meeting that was held…

The Independent UK

Chief diplomats boycott Libya-hosted Arab League meeting

A handful of Arab chief diplomats have met in the Libyan capital in a gathering boycotted by powerful foreign ministers who argued that the mandate of the Tripoli-based government has ended

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Turkish Intelligence Chief Holds Reconciliation between Mishri, Debeibeh

Turkish Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan made a political reconciliation between Khaled al-Mashri, president of the Libyan State Council, and Abdel Hamid al-Dbeibeh, head of the interim Unity Government, during a surprise visit to Tripoli. In parallel, disagreements resurfaced between Al-Mashri and Aqila Saleh, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.…

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CIA Chief Meets Haftar, Dbeibah in Libya

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns started an unannounced trip to Libya on Thursday. In his first official visit to the country, Burns met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi and then with the head of the interim government of national unity (GNU), Abdulhamid…

Reuters

CIA chief makes rare visit to Libya

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief William Burns made a rare trip to Libya on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, the Libyan government said.

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Libyan Court Sentences 17 Former ISIS Members to Death

Tripoli's Criminal Court on Monday sentenced to death 17 suspects convicted on charges of joining ISIS and participating in the killing of 53 people in the western city of Sabratha, a statement from the country’s top prosecutor said on Monday. The death sentences were given out to those convicted of…

The Guardian - UK

US accused of illegal abduction of Lockerbie bomb suspect from Libya

Ex-intelligence officer’s family say he was ‘kidnapped’ by militia before being secretly flown out of country

The Independent UK

Libya militia held Lockerbie suspect before handover to US

Libyan officials say a powerful militia was involved in the clandestine detention and questioning of a suspect in the 1988 downing of a New York-bound PanAm flight over Lockerbie, Scotland

ABC News

Libyan PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah admits role in extraditing Lockerbie suspect Abu Agila Mas'ud to US

One of Libya's rival prime ministers has admitted his government was involved in the extradition of a former intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that downed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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