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No 10 chief of staff accompanied Libyan militiaman to Foreign Office meeting

Exclusive: Mark Fullbrook said to have acted as Fathi Bashagha’s PR adviser, as officials were lobbied on foreign policy

The Guardian - UK

No 10 chief of staff’s position untenable amid lobbying claims, says Labour

Mark Fullbrook accused of trying to change UK policy by arranging for ministers to meet Libyan politician

The Guardian - UK

US State Department: No Country Can Force Solution to Libya Crisis

The US State Department affirmed that Washington is holding talks with the Egyptian government regarding the situation in Libya, acknowledging that the "chaos in Libya would impact Egypt." It also stressed that no country can force a solution to the crisis in Libya, including the US, Russia, and Turkey, or…

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Hague trial of alleged moneyman of Rwandan 1994 genocide

As one of the alleged last masterminds of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda goes on trial in the Hague, survivors of the mass killings speak of their memories of the brutality that Felicien Kabuga is accused of having bankrolled. Also children from across Cameroon's war torn Anglophone regions escape to…

France 24

Türkiye Once Again Denies Request to Inspect Ship Bound for Libya

Türkiye denied on Monday a flag state consent request from Operation IRINI, launched by the European Union to oversee an arms embargo on Libya, to inspect one of its ships. The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) said Ankara refused the inspection of its MV MATILDE…

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Int’l Calls to Open Probe into Burnt Bodies Found on Sabratha Shore

International diplomatic missions in Libya issued several calls on Tuesday for an investigation into the recovered 15 bodies, including a number burned, found on and near a boat on the shores of Sabratha. Several humanitarian organizations called on Monday for the immediate rescue of the sinking boat off the coast…

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Greek FM in Egypt for talks after Turkey’s deals with Libya

Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry in Cairo

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Greece and Egypt Call Turkish-Libyan Gas Deal ‘Illegal’

Egypt and Greece on Sunday said a deal allowing Turkish hydrocarbon exploration in Libya's Mediterranean waters was "illegal" as Athens said it would oppose it by all "legal means". On Monday, Türkiye said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration for hydrocarbons in Libya's seas with the Tripoli-based…

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Turkish-Greek dispute over Libyan oil reserves risks sparking regional row

Tensions between Greece and Turkey are spreading across the Mediterranean from Libya to the divided island of Cyprus. The risk of a confrontation is threatening to draw in fellow Nato allies.

Radio France Internationale

Libya’s Amin, Türkiye’s Yilmaz Discuss Efforts to Enhance Security Cooperation, Facilitate Visas

The Ministry of the Interior of Libya’s interim unity government, headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, said that its Undersecretary for District Affairs, Bashir al-Amin, held talks on Thursday with Türkiye’s ambassador to Libya Kenan Yilmaz. They discussed a number of common security issues between the Libyan and Turkish interior ministries, as…

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Libya authorities find 15 bodies, some burned in boat, on shore

Libyan rescue workers have recovered at least 15 bodies found on the coast in Sabratha including a number burned in a boat and others on the beach, a member of the Red Crescent in the city said on Friday.

Reuters

Türkiye Sends New Batch of Syrian Mercenaries to Libya

Türkiye has sent a new batch of Syrian mercenaries to Libya, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Thursday. The war monitor said a Turkish aircraft took off from the capital Ankara carrying Syrian mercenaries which Turkish intelligence recruits. They arrived in Misrata to take part in the…

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Eritrean alleged trafficker extradited to the Netherlands

A 38-year-old Eritrean man accused of being a key figure in the large-scale trafficking of Eritreans to Europe was extradited to the Netherlands, Dutch prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Türkiye, Libya’s GNU Agree Preliminary Maritime Energy Deal amid Objections

Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) signed a series of preliminary economic agreements with Türkiye on Monday that included potential energy exploration in maritime areas, but Libya's eastern-based parliament rejected the move. Speaking at a ceremony in Tripoli, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush…

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Libya Presidential Council Again Calls for Ending Centralization in Tripoli

Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council Musa al-Koni reiterated the need to end centralization in the capital Tripoli. He said limiting the presence of state institutions in the capital “makes it a target to those eyeing power or wealth.” Koni has been promoting the idea for around a month…

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More than 40 Bodies Found in Libya Mass Grave

Forty-two bodies have been found in a mass grave in the Libyan city of Sirte, an ex-stronghold of ISIS, the country's missing persons authority said Sunday. Exhumation teams unearthed "42 unidentified bodies" after following up reports of a "mass grave" at the site of a former school in Sirte, the…

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Libya’s Unity Gov’t Held Responsible for Civilian Casualties West of Tripoli

The Libyan Crimes Watch (LCW) organization held the interim unity government, headed by Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, responsible for the civilian casualties in the recent clashes between armed groups at al-Zawiya city, west of Tripoli. It issued a statement on its official Facebook page, in which it called on the Attorney General…

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US Asserts 'Managing' Oil Revenues to 'Support Libyan People'

US officials focused on the "management of Libya's oil revenues" in their meetings with interim Libyan unity government officials, headed by Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh and the governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). A statement by the US embassy said that a delegation that included US Deputy Assistant Secretary…

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The Guardian - US

Those desiring regime change in Russia should be careful what they wish for

Many western analysts are clearly hoping Putin’s disastrous Ukraine war brings his downfall. But the track record in these cases isn’t great

The Independent UK

UN renews ship inspections off Libya for smuggled migrants

The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to authorize for another year the inspection of vessels off the coast of Libya suspected of smuggling migrants or engaging in human trafficking from the North African nation

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian wins its third Emmy for documentary ‘Get Away from the Target: Rescuing Migrants from the Libyan Coast Guard’

The Guardian wins its third News and Documentary Emmy.

Radio France Internationale

Anti-torture organisation says extrajudicial killings in Libya are endemic

A report released by the World Organisation Against Torture says that extrajudicial murder and torture have become widespread in Libya, with nearly 600 people losing their lives over the past two years to law enforcement agents or militia members.

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Renewed Militia Clashes Rock Western Libya; 5 Killed

A new round of infighting between rogue militias in western Libya has killed at least five people, including a 10-year-old girl, health authorities said Monday, the latest bout of violence to rock the North African nation mired in decadelong chaos. The fighting broke out on Sunday between rival militias in…

Al Jazeera

Love, determination and risking all to cross the Mediterranean

Sadia’s journey from Benin to Europe would see her brave a deadly migration route, and be separated from her husband.

The Conversation

Nigeria is producing less and less oil. Here's why

Nigeria’s oil output was at the lowest since 1990 as its crude oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in August 2022. And data from the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries in early September showed that Angola and Libya have overtaken Nigeria as Africa’s highest crude…

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