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Libya: Parliament-Appointed PM Hints at Handing Authority to New Premier

Libyan parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha hinted at the possibility of resigning if the House of Representatives and State Council agreed to choose a third prime minister to solve the power struggle with the head of the interim government of national unity (GNU), Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh. Bashagha received at the…

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UN Extends Searches on High Seas off Libya for Illegal Arms

The UN Security Council approved a resolution Friday extending the authorization for countries and regional organizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of violating the UN arms embargo on the troubled north African nation. The vote on the French-sponsored resolution was 14-0, with…

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UN extends searches on high seas off Libya for illegal arms

The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution extending the authorization for countries and regional organizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of violating the U.N. arms embargo on the troubled north African nation

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132 asylum seekers in Rwanda after evacuation from Libya: UNCHR

The asylum seekers are from several African countries including Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan.

Al Jazeera

Divided again, Libya slides back toward violence, chaos

Two separate governments are once again vying for power in Libya

The Independent UK

EU Court Rejects Appeal by Alleged Financier of Wagner Group in Libya

A top EU court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleged financier of the Wagner mercenary group, to overturn sanctions imposed over the conflict in Libya. Prigozhin, 61, had challenged a 2020 decision to freeze his assets in the European Union and to place him on…

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EU court rejects alleged Wagner Group financer's appeal against Libya sanctions

A top EU court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, alleged financier of the Wagner mercenary group, to overturn sanctions imposed over the conflict in Libya.

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Libya: Broken Pipeline Causes Crude Spill

A pipeline rupture in Libya is spewing thousands of barrels of oil into the desert, as workers scramble to seal off the leak, authorities said Wednesday. The damage to a land pipeline linking the Sarir oil field to the Tobruk terminal on the Mediterranean was the latest blow to Libya’s…

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HRW: Russia’s Wagner Group Set Landmines in Libya

The Wagner Group, a private Russian military security contractor, has used banned landmines and booby traps near Tripoli, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. “New information from Libyan agencies and demining groups links the Wagner Group to the use of banned landmines and booby traps in Libya in 2019-2020,”…

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Glencore scandal: Cameroon opposition demands inquiry into bribery

In tonight's edition: Senior officials of state companies in Cameroon are accused of accepting bribes from Swiss-based mining giant Glencore. In Egypt, two months after opposition figure Alaa Abdel Fattah started a hunger strike, his supporters are demanding his release from captivity. And in Libya, traditional ceramics are not finding…

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Military group connected to Russian Government 'laid banned landmines in Libya'

Lama Fakih, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, said the Wagner Group added to the “deadly legacy” of mines and booby traps scattered across Tripoli’s suburbs

Daily Mirror

Group urges ICC to probe alleged use of mines in Libya war

Human Rights Watch has called for the International Criminal Court to investigate allegations of the use of landmines in 2019 by Russian paramilitaries fighting in Libya

The Independent UK

UN experts: Libya's security threatened by foreign fighters

U.N. experts say in a new report that Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which they say has violated international law

The Independent UK

UN Experts: Libya's Security Threatened by Foreign Fighters

Libya faces a serious security threat from foreign fighters and private military companies, especially Russia’s Wagner Group which has violated international law, UN experts said in a report obtained by The Associated Press. The experts also accused seven Libyan armed groups of systematically using unlawful detention to punish perceived opponents,…

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Through war and decay, Libya’s ‘desert pearl’ tries to hold on

Instability in the rest of Libya has effects deep in the desert, finds Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina.

Evening Standard

‘No comment’: Cabinet minister dodges questions on whether partygate civil servant should be Saudi Arabia ambassador

Martin Reynolds previously was the UK’s ambassdor to Libya and is now mooted to be in line to be Britain’s top diplomat in Riyadh

The Independent UK

IOM: Up to 600 missing at sea in 3 months in Central Med

The International Organization for Migration says up to 600 people attempting to reach Europe by sea from Tunisia and Libya have gone missing during the first three months of 2022

The Guardian - UK

Europe silent on plight of detainees in Libya, says migration chief

Federico Soda said there needed to be ‘more condemnation’ of the conditions in state-run detention centres in Libya

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At least 75 missing, one dead, in migrant boat sinking off Tunisia

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat carrying more than 100 people sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia. The International Organisation for Migration (OIM) says there is an increase in the number of people crossing the Mediterranean to get to Europe.

The Independent UK

Rival Libya leader says no plans to rule from Tripoli

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has told The Associated Press that he has no immediate plans to rule from the capital of Tripoli, after his attempted move there last week sparked clashes and fears of a return to widespread civil strife

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Italy’s ENI, NOC Discuss Plans to Develop Libya’s Oil Fields

Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla held talks with General Manager of Eni North Africa Antonio Bolsari in Tripoli on Wednesday. Sanalla’s Advisor Bashir Grea, the General Manager of Legal Affairs Dr. Kalfallah Ibrahim and the Project and Maintenance Manager Najmi Karim attended the meeting. Several topics…

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Algerian President in Italy Discusses Energy, Renewed Clashes in Libya

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune discussed in Italy the European need for gas, the renewed clashes in Libya, illegal migration, the instability in the Sahel region, and the war on terrorism. Earlier, Tebboune announced that his country was determined to adopt the Italian experience to establish small and medium enterprises. The…

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Russia Discusses Reopening its Embassy with Libyan Authorities

A Russian delegation has discussed with Libyan officials arrangements for reopening the Russian embassy in Tripoli. The Libyan Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Consular Affairs, Murad Ahmeima, received a delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry headed by Director of the Planning Department Haidar Aghanid.…

The Guardian - UK

Russian mercenaries accused over use of mines and booby traps in Libya

Exclusive: UN investigators say Wagner Group fighters did not mark mines’ positions and may have rigged bomb to teddy bear

The Independent UK

Dozens of Europe-bound migrants missing off Tunisia's coast

Rescue teams searched for dozens of people reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya to Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia’s coast

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