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Massive locust outbreak hits East Africa

The most serious outbreak of locusts in 25 years is spreading across East Africa and posing an unprecedented threat to food security in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries,…

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Eastern Libya halts more than half the country’s oil output

Eastern Libya ports controlled by commander Khalifa Haftar, who is trying to seize the capital Tripoli, are shutting down oil exports, slashing national crude output by more than half and…

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UAE unreservedly supports Germany efforts to bring peace in Libya

UAE’s minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, tweeted on Friday that “the UAE unreservedly supports German efforts in convening the conference & the international community’s goals of peace…

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Chances of Libyan breakthrough in Berlin in doubt, Erdogan threatens to “teach a lesson” to Haftar

Turkish threats to “teach a lesson” to Libyan strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar following a breakdown in Tuesday’s cease-fire talks in Moscow has cast serious doubt over the chances of a…

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Drought in southern Africa: EU releases over €22 million in humanitarian aid

The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The…

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Photo Story: Libyan Commander Haftar in talks with Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis

Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis (R) talks with Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar (L) during their meeting in Parliament, in Athens, Greece, 17 January 2020. 'We are…

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Ocean Viking rescues 39 persons off the Libyan coast

In the early hours of Friday, the rescue vessel Ocean Viking completed the rescue of 39 people from a distressed boat off the north of the Libyan coast. "Despite the…

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Merkel aims to get commitment to Libya arms embargo at Berlin conference

German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed the willingness shown by Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar to stick to a ceasefire in Libya and said a conference in Berlin on Sunday must…

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Greece seeks pivotal position to Libya agreement

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar secretly flew to Athens on Thursday for talks as Greece criticised its exclusion from a United Nations-backed peace conference in Berlin this weekend. The Berlin talks…

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Germany say Haftar willing to adopt cease-fire, Libyan warlord travels to Greece

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Libya's General Khalifa Haftar has agreed in principle to a cease-fire in the country. Maas flew to Benghazi at short notice on Thursday for…

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Erdogan says Turkey starting troop deployment to Libya

Turkey is beginning to send troops into Libya in support of the internationally recognized government in Tripoli, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, days before a summit in Berlin which…

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German foreign minister flies to Libya to push peace effort with Haftar

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas flew to Benghazi at short notice on Thursday for crisis talks with General Khalifa Haftar ahead of Sunday's Libya conference to be held in Berlin.…

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Robert Abela presents new Cabinet after reshuffle: The Headlines – The Times

The Times covers the unveiling of a new Cabinet of 17 ministers and eight parliamentary secretaries. Among the new faces, Byron Camilleri was appointed Home Affairs Minister and Silvio Schembri…

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Turkey still confident the cease-fire in Libya would hold

Turkey said it was still confident the cease-fire in Libya would hold despite strongman Khalifa Haftar’s refusal to sign a permanent truce. Haftar walked away from talks in Moscow aimed…

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Italy insists on political solution for Libya under UN aegis

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Wednesday "Italy has been focused some time on making sure the (Libyan) crisis is heading for a political solution, we share a strong joint…

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Italy ready to reorganize military presence in Libya

Italy is ready to reorganize its military presence in Libya in the light of recent developments, Defence Minister Lorenzo Guerini said Wednesday. The recent developments including a likely ceasefire "impose…

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2,000 Syrian fighters deployed to Libya

In an exclusive report The Guardian reports that a total of 2,000 Syrian fighters have travelled from Turkey or will arrive imminently to fight on the battlefields of Libya, Syrian…

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Cease-fire over, war in Libya to continue

The Turkish Daily Sabah reports that speaker of pro-Haftar, Tobruk-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh declared an end to cease-fire in Libya late Wednesday. "The war will continue," he…

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Any peace process in Libya requires a political process – Conte

Any ceasefire in Libya will be "precarious" without a political process to firm it up, Premier Giuseppe Conte said after talks in Ankara on Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip…

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Haftar asks for time on agreement on Libya’s ceasefire

Talks in Russia aimed at agreeing on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday and have been adjourned for the night. While Libya's…

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Germany plans to hold Libya summit on Jan. 19

Germany plans to hold a summit on Libya on Jan. 19, two participants in the preparatory negotiations said on Monday. The Turkish presidency said Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan would come…

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Meeting for peace in Libya starts in Moscow

The Russian capital Moscow is hosting a series of negotiations on Monday to find a solution the Libya crisis. The top diplomats and defense chiefs of Russia and Turkey…

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Egypt supports cease-fire in Libya, signing expected today in Moscow

Egypt and Algeria on Sunday announced their support for the cease-fire in Libya, which was jointly urged by Turkey and Russia earlier this week. “Egypt welcomes the unconditional ceasefire declared…

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Erdogan meets head of UN-recognized Libyan government

Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul on Sunday, just days after Khalifa Haftar, a military strongman in eastern Libya, announced a "decisive battle"…

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Financial institution failed to raise alarm over huge write-down of frozen Libyan assets

Abu Dhabi’s The National reports that a financial institution responsible for a huge write-down in the value of Libyan frozen assets held in the UK remains under investigation after it…

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Challenges ahead of Malta’s new PM: The Headlines – Illum

Illum says that the real challenge of the eight Prime Minister since Independence starts now that the PL Leadership race is over. The paper lists a series of issues that…

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Tunisia army on high alert along Libyan border, Libyan ceasefire goes into effect

Tunisia put its army and security forces on high alert along its 400km border with Libya against the risk of spillover from the conflict there. Tunisian leaders said they worry…

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Haftar’s forces announce ceasefire

Libyan forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region of the country which includes the capital Tripoli, starting 00:01 a.m. on Sunday. Developing Story

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UN led Libyan peace talks to be held in Berlin

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Libyan peace talks will be held in Berlin, as Turkey and Russia appealed to Libya’s warring factions to enter a ceasefire. During a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in…

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Malta offers to host Libya peace talks

Malta has offered to host peace talks aimed at resolving an escalating crisis in Libya, the Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Saturday. The Times of Malta reports that te offer…

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20 Haftar fighters killed airstrikes in Tripoli

Anadolu news agency reports that Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) said on Friday that it killed 20 fighters of rival Haftar in airstrikes after fresh clashes hit southern…

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Libyan interior minister expected to return to Rome on Monday

The interior minister of the Libyan national-unity government, Fathi Bashagha, will return to Rome on Monday for an official visit, Tripoli city councilor Ahmed Wali has told ANSA. Confirming that…

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Bloodbath along Niger’s border with Mali, over 80 persons killed in jihadist attack

At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger's army says. More than 60 militants were…

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Haftar rejects ceasefire calls

Khalifa Haftar rejected the call for a ceasefire by Russia and Turkey. He added that the offensive on Tripoli and other cities will continue. Libya observer quoted reports carried by…

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UN warns of surge in terrorist attacks in Sahel and West Africa

The U.N. envoy for West Africa and the Sahel says the region has experienced "a devastating surge in terrorist attacks against civilian and military targets" in recent months. Mohamed Ibn…

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Tripoli agrees to Putin-Erdogan ceasefire

Italian news agency ANSA reports that the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government National Agreement (GNA) " welcomes any call for the resumption of the political process and for removing…

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Italian attempt to bring Libya’s leaders together fails

Bloomberg reports that an Italian attempt to broker an unscheduled meeting between Libya’s two warring leaders collapsed, when United Nations-backed Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj canceled a planned trip to…

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Tunisia refuses Turkish request to use its territory to intervene in Libya

Tunisia has “categorically” refused the use of its territory in the on-going Libya conflict between the UN-recognised government based in Tripoli and the army of General Khalifa Haftar, a government…

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Erdogan and Putin call for Libyan ceasefire starting on January 12

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the Russian President Vladimir Putin have urged for a ceasefire in Libya starting on January 12, calling for the resumption of the political…

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Norway to take 500 people evacuated to Rwanda from Libya’s detention centres

Norway has agreed to take in nearly 500 people evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centres, Rwanda's foreign minister said on Wednesday, a sign some European nations are willing to…

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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Brussels

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), European Council President Charles Michel (R) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (C) at the…

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More than 6,000 dead in world’s worst measles outbreak in DR Congo

The number of people killed by a measles epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo has passed 6,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. The WHO says the epidemic…

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EU’s top diplomat and European foreign ministers called on Turkey to stop interfering in Libya

The EU’s top diplomat and the foreign ministers of France, Germany, the U.K. and Italy on Tuesday called on Turkey to stop interfering in Libya. POLITICO reports that in a…

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EU, Britain, France, Germany and Italy meeting to discuss Libya

An EU spokesman confirmed the the European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrel and the foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and Italy will meet on Tuesday afternoon in Brussels to…

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Haftar’s foreign ally likely responsible for military academy attack – UN Libyan envoy

The United Nations Libya envoy said on Monday that a country supporting commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) was likely responsible for a deadly drone attack on a…

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Haftar forces take control of Sirte

Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had taken control of the strategic coastal city of Sirte in a rapid advance preceded by air strikes.…

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Three terror suspects arrested for trying to enter British army camp in Kenya

Three men have been arrested for trying to force their way into a British army training camp in Kenya on the same day three US servicemen died in a terror…

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UPDATED: Libya calls for postponement of EU mission, EU clarifies no mission was scheduled

"We have not announced any" European mission in Libya but "we emphasize that on this front too, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy", Josep Borrell, "is very involved and…

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Egyptians MPs call for boycotting Turkish products

Egyptian MP Ismail Nasr El-Din and other colleagues called on his government to boycott Turkish products. Nasr El-Din said the call comes in response to the blatant transgressions by the…

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Three Americans confirmed killed in Kenya terror attack

Three Americans were confirmed killed in Sunday's terror attack in Kenya. The Americans -- a US service member and two civilian contractors working for the Defense Department -- were killed…

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Egypt warns grave consequence over Turkish military intervention in Libya

Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of the grave consequences against any Turkish military intervention in Libya, stressing that such an intervention would hinder any Libyan peace process and Mediterranean…

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Video – The missile attack on Libya’s military academy which killed 30 cadets

At least 30 people were killed and 33 others wounded in an attack on a military academy in the Libyan capital late on Saturday, the health ministry of the…

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Turkish soldiers deployment in Libya starts

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday said Turkish soldiers had begun deploying to Libya after parliament approved such a move last week. "Our soldiers' duty there is coordination. They…

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30 students killed in attack on Military College in Tripoli – UPDATED

30Military College students have been killed and over 40 others have been injured in airstrikes on the headquarters of the Military College in Hadba neighborhood in Tripoli, Libya, Health Ministry…

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Saudi Arabia’s government condemns Turkish interference in Libya

Saudi Arabia’s government condemned the latest Turkish interference in Libya, state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. The Saudi Kingdom denounced Turkey’s parliament approval of the military deployment in Libya,…

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Haftar calls for Jihad against Turkey’s involvement in Libya

Khalifa Haftar declared on Friday military mobilization and “Jihad” against Turkey’s plan to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Libyan Express reports that Khalifa…

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Most agree that Muscat’s premiership was beneficial: The Headlines – Kullħadd

Kullħadd quotes a survey which says that the majority believe that Joseph Muscat’s leadership brought a ‘positive change’ in their lives. The outgoing Prime Minister will hold a final public…

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