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Libyan Marshal Haftar's intelligence chief killed in Benghazi car bombing

Fawzi al-Mansouri was assassinated outside a mosque in an LNA stronghold, in what analysts said was a major blow to the Haftar family's security credentials and could delay a US-brokered plan to reunify Libya's rival governments. No group has claimed responsibility.

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Tripoli erupts in protests over power cuts with calls to topple government

Demonstrators blocked roads, shut state institutions and sealed off government buildings as temperatures reached up to 50 degrees Celsius and daily blackouts stretched to 14 hours. The protests quickly widened into demands for the removal of governments in both eastern and western Libya.

Euronews

Ukrainian forces operating in Libya have attacked a Russian tanker, officials say

Two Libyan officials say that Ukrainian forces are operating in western Libya and that they used the region to strike a Russian tanker in the Mediterranean last month

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Libya mourns military chief killed in Turkey plane crash

Hundreds of people have mourned western Libya’s military chief and four others killed in a plane crash in Turkey

The Independent UK

Investigation Rules Out Sabotage in Libya Plane Crash That Killed Army Chief and Three French Crew Members

Turkish investigators rule out sabotage in Libya plane crash that killed army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad and three French crew members.

International Business Times UK

Libyan Army Chief Killed in Plane Crash as Aircraft Lost Contact in Departure from Ankara

Libyan army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad was confirmed killed in a plane crash after the plane took off from Ankara.

International Business Times UK

Italian, Turkish and Libyan leaders meet to address migration flows to Europe

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said that in 2021, 32,400 refugees and migrants had made the crossing from Libya to Europe, more than twice as many as in 2020.

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Dozens of bodies found in area of Libya's capital controlled by armed militia, UN says

The UN human rights office said it was concerned about human rights violations and "potential evidence of extrajudicial killings" in Tripoli.

Euronews

Libya And Italy Sign Slew Of Cooperation Deals

Libya and Italy signed several agreements on Tuesday covering sectors including development, investments and infrastructure, aiming to boost cooperation between the two Mediterranean states.

International Business Times

Despite Oil Riches, Libyans Hit By Plummeting Purchasing Power

Libya may sit on Africa's biggest oil reserves, but many families are struggling with rapidly rising consumer prices as the festive Muslim holy month of Ramadan nears.

International Business Times

Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people: IOM

Libya's flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organisation for Migration said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Changing tack, UN to seek a ‘unified Libyan government’ before elections

In a shift of policy, UN envoy to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called for a unified government before elections take place.

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

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…

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Libya Capital Remains Tense a Day after Clashes Kill over 30

Militias patrolled nearly deserted streets in Libya’s capital Sunday, a day after clashes killed over 30 people, and ended Tripoli’s monthslong stretch of relative calm. The dead included at least 17 civilians, local authorities said. The fighting broke out early Saturday and pitted militias loyal to the Tripoli-based government against…

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Clashes kill 32 in Libya's capital sparking fears of new armed conflict

Deadly clashes break out in Libya's capital between militias backed by its two rival administrations, portending a return to violence amid a long political stalemate.

Radio France Internationale

Clashes erupt in Libyan capital, amid fears of a return to civil war

Rival groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital, Tripoli overnight Friday and into Saturday, raising fears of all-out conflict in the country which is struggling to end a grave political crisis.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyans at Boiling Point Amid Summer Power Cuts

Mahmud Aguil has a comfortable house in Libya's capital Tripoli, but chronic power outages in the war-battered country and roasting summer heat now force him to sleep in his air-conditioned van. "This is my bedroom," the 48-year-old said pointing to the cramped vehicle, its back seats removed to make space…

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Fresh Clashes Rock Libyan Capital

Clashes between armed groups erupted in Libya's capital on Friday night, according to local media. Heavy exchanges of gunfire and explosions ricocheted across several districts of Tripoli on Friday, according to an AFP journalist, while images broadcast by local press showed civilians fleeing heavily trafficked areas. The intense fighting involved…

Radio France Internationale

Libya's political divide widens as rival PMs vie for power

Libya's western-based administration has upheld a decision by lawmakers in the country's east to appoint a new prime minister, effectively creating two rival heads of government. The UN has urged all sides to preserve calm "as an absolute priority".

France 24

Libya faces challenge of two prime ministers

We focus on political instability in Libya as the eastern House of Representatives names a rival to the Tripoli-based unity government's chief Abdulhamid Dbeibah, hours after his convoy was targeted in a drive-by shooting. The appointment of a second prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, threatens to spark a new power struggle…

France 24

Libya's parliament names new PM, sparking another challenge for unity government

Libya found itself with two prime ministers Thursday, after its parliament named a rival to replace the existing unity government’s chief Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening a new power struggle in the war-torn nation.

Reuters

Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield

Libya's divisions seemed poised to deepen on Thursday as the eastern-based parliament named a new prime minister, with the incumbent refusing to step aside.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Libyan PM Survives Assassination Attempt

Assailants struck Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah’s car with bullets early on Thursday but he escaped unharmed, a source close to him said, amid intense factional wrangling over control of the government. The source said the incident happened as Dbeibah was returning home, describing it as a clear assassination attempt,…

Al Jazeera

Libya: Gunmen attack Dbeibah’s car ahead of vote to replace him

Sources say Libya’s Abdulhamid Dbeibah escaped unhurt after gunmen fired on his car in the capital, Tripoli.

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