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French Court Rules on Moamer Kadhafi's Plane
A French court Monday lifted a freeze order on slain Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi's personal plane, following a bitter battle over the luxury aircraft between a Kuwaiti conglomerate and the Libyan government.
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Islamic State Seizes Control of Airport in Libya's Sirte, Says Tripoli Government
The Islamic State jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said today.
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Libya Needs International Maritime Force to Help Stop Illicit Oil, Weapons: UN
Libyan authorities are unable to halt the illicit trade in oil or the flow of weapons in and out of the country, and they need an international maritime force to help, United Nations sanctions monitors said in a new report.
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Fear and Silence in Libya as Divisions Deepen
Many residents prefer to avoid talking politics in Tripoli, where a self-declared government has ruled since an armed faction called Libya Dawn seized the capital by expelling its rivals in August.
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United States Condemns Deadly Libyan Strike on Tanker
The United States Tuesday condemned a strike by Libyan aircraft that bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crew members.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
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US Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes
The United States shut down its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under US military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.
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Surge in Libya Violence Raises Spectre of Civil War
Libya's government said on Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help restore security, as fighting between rival militias around Tripoli airport pushed the country closer to civil war.
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Niger extradites Gaddafi's son Al Saadi Gaddafi to Libya
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya's 2011 revolution, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there.
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South Africa President Zuma visits Libya, meets Gaddafi
South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tripoli on Monday for talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.It is his second visit to Libya's capital to try to secure a ceasefire between Gaddafi's forces and rebel fighters.Zuma's arrival at Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound was greeted with all the requisite fanfare by Gaddafi's beleaguered regim...
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Russia offers to mediate ex-ally Gaddafi's exit
Russia abandoned one-time ally Moammar Gaddafi and offered Friday to mediate a deal for the Libyan leader to leave the country he has ruled for more than 40 years.The striking proposal by a leading critic of the NATO bombing campaign reflects growing international frustration with the Libyan crisis and a desire by the Kremlin for influence in the r...
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French Court Rules on Moamer Kadhafi's Plane
A French court Monday lifted a freeze order on slain Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi's personal plane, following a bitter battle over the luxury aircraft between a Kuwaiti conglomerate and the Libyan government.
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Islamic State Seizes Control of Airport in Libya's Sirte, Says Tripoli Government
The Islamic State jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said today.
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Libya Needs International Maritime Force to Help Stop Illicit Oil, Weapons: UN
Libyan authorities are unable to halt the illicit trade in oil or the flow of weapons in and out of the country, and they need an international maritime force to help, United Nations sanctions monitors said in a new report.
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Fear and Silence in Libya as Divisions Deepen
Many residents prefer to avoid talking politics in Tripoli, where a self-declared government has ruled since an armed faction called Libya Dawn seized the capital by expelling its rivals in August.
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United States Condemns Deadly Libyan Strike on Tanker
The United States Tuesday condemned a strike by Libyan aircraft that bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crew members.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
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US Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes
The United States shut down its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighbouring Tunisia under US military escort amid a significant deterioration in security in Tripoli as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.
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Surge in Libya Violence Raises Spectre of Civil War
Libya's government said on Tuesday it was considering calling for international forces to help restore security, as fighting between rival militias around Tripoli airport pushed the country closer to civil war.
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Niger extradites Gaddafi's son Al Saadi Gaddafi to Libya
Muammar Gaddafi's son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya's 2011 revolution, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there.
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South Africa President Zuma visits Libya, meets Gaddafi
South African President Jacob Zuma arrived in Tripoli on Monday for talks with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.It is his second visit to Libya's capital to try to secure a ceasefire between Gaddafi's forces and rebel fighters.Zuma's arrival at Gaddafi's Bab al-Aziziyah compound was greeted with all the requisite fanfare by Gaddafi's beleaguered regim...
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Russia offers to mediate ex-ally Gaddafi's exit
Russia abandoned one-time ally Moammar Gaddafi and offered Friday to mediate a deal for the Libyan leader to leave the country he has ruled for more than 40 years.The striking proposal by a leading critic of the NATO bombing campaign reflects growing international frustration with the Libyan crisis and a desire by the Kremlin for influence in the r...
