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Rebel attack in northern Chad ‘under control’ – government
The situation in northern Chad is now "completely under control" after rebels entered the area on Sunday, the day of the country's presidential election, the government said.
France to reopen embassy in Libya after nearly seven years
France will reopen its embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli next Monday to show its support for the North African country's new unity government, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday after meeting the head of the interim presidency council.
UN: Libya arms embargo ‘totally ineffective’
The arms embargo imposed on Libya since 2011 is "totally ineffective," say UN experts in a stark report released on Tuesday which underscores "extensive, blatant" violations by actors including its own member states.
Libyan MPs arrive at Sirte to debate unity government
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Libyan premier-designate proposes unity government plan
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Blackwater founder Erik Prince accused of helping evade U.N. Libya sanctions
Erik Prince, the private security executive and supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump, “at the very least” helped evade an arms embargo on Libya, according to excerpts from a United Nations report seen by Reuters.
Libyan interior minister escapes shooting attack on motorcade in Tripoli
Gunmen opened fire on the motorcade of Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha in the capital Tripoli on Sunday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to Bashagha said.
UN: Donald Trump ally Erik Prince violated Libya arms embargo
Private security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former US President Donald Trump, violated a United Nations arms embargo on Libya, UN investigators have found in a report detailed by US media.
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
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Libya’s new interim premier urges reconstruction of war-torn country
Libya's new interim Prime Minister, 61-year-old engineer Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, promised to be "ready to listen to and work with all Libyans" and called for the "reconstruction of the country" during his first televised address on Saturday.
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
U.N. sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday aimed at resolving a decade of chaos, division and violence by holding national elections later this year.
Libyans meet in Geneva to select transitional leaders
Libyan delegates meet Monday for UN-backed talks in Geneva to choose a new temporary executive to lead the war-scarred country through a transition until scheduled December elections.
UN announces candidates for new Libyan transitional government
Participants at Libya’s UN-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional government, the United Nations said.
Libya camps agree to open candidacy process for key state posts
Representatives from rival Libyan camps said a candidacy process would open on Tuesday for key institutional appointments, after a new round of talks in Morocco on ending nearly a decade of conflict.
Libya finds more mass graves in city Khalifa Haftar forces held
Forensics teams in Libya have discovered 10 more bodies in mass graves in a once militia-controlled town outside the capital Tripoli, the Government of National Accord said on Thursday.
UN notes ‘tangible progress’ on Libya, demands troops leave by end of the week
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed "tangible progress" made in recent months in tackling Libya's almost decade-long crisis, in a report submitted on Monday to the Security Council in which he demanded all foreign troops and mercenaries leave the country by the week's end.
Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar against attacks on its forces
Turkey’s defense minister said the forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar would be viewed as a “legitimate target” if they attacked Turkish troops in the area.
Turkey condemns seizure of vessel by east Libyan forces
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Egypt says plans railway lines extending to Libya, Sudan
Egypt's transport minister Sunday announced proposals to construct a railway line to reach the Sudanese city of Wadi Halfa, and to extend a line in the north to Libya's Benghazi.
UN Libya envoy voices optimism ahead of talks in Tunisia
The UNSMIL-led dialogue, set to open on Monday in the capital of neighbouring Tunisia, follows months of relative calm in Libya, which tumbled into chaos following the toppling of longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
UN hails ‘progress’ as military rivals meet in Libya
Rival Libyan military officers began talks Monday on home soil for the first time following a ceasefire agreement last month, discussing the implementation of the deal.
UN-backed Libyan premier to hand over power by end of October
Fayez al-Serraj, the prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government, said on Wednesday he intended to hand over power by the end of October.
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