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UN says Libyan guards opened fire on fleeing migrants after airstrike on detention centre

The United Nations said on Thursday it had information that Libyan guards shot at refugees and migrants trying to flee from airstrikes that killed at least 53 people, including six…

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Reports of new strikes on Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport

The Libya Observer is reporting that there have new airstrikes on Mitiga Airport. According to the Libya Observer, Mitiga Airport Administration said on Facebook that it had suspended flights…

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UN Security Council to meet and discuss Libya

The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss an air strike on a detention center in Libya that killed scores of migrants, diplomats said. The…

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African Union and UNHCR call for probe of Libya airstrike on detention center for migrants

The African Union condemned an airstrike that hit a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital, killing at least 40 people. In a statement, Moussa Faki Mahamat called for…

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UAE Denies Sending American Missiles to Libya

The United Arab Emirates denied on Tuesday that it had supplied a Libyan armed group with powerful American-made missiles, after a Democratic senator warned that Washington could halt all arms…

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At least 40 persons killed in air raid that hit detention centre in Benghazi by Haftar’s forces (Updated with Photos)

At least 40 people died and 80 were injured in an air raid that hit a detention center for illegal migrants in Tagiura, near Tripoli. In a statement, the UN-backed…

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Forces loyal to Haftar threatens new air strikes on Tripoli

Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar threatened a barrage of new air strikes on Libya's capital, a day after five soldiers were killed in air raids on Tripoli. Urging residents to stay away…

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Turkish sailors released by Haftar’s forces

Six Turkish sailors were released by forces loyal to the east Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter Monday following a cascade of events that have both changed dynamics on the nation’s front…

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Reports of a Turkish drone shot down over Libya

Amid rising tension between Turkey and Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, his fighters are claiming to have shot down a Turkish drone that entered Libyan airspace. A Turkish drone has been…

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Freedoms for the Sudanese people: Troika statement

The UK, US and Norway have issued a Troika statement outlining that the people of Sudan should have the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The Sudanese…

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Erdogan threatens Haftar that Turkey ready to take necessary action over detained Turks in Libya

Turkey warned that forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar would become a “legitimate target” if a group of Turkish citizens that were detained over the weekend were not released immediately.…

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Tens of thousands protest in Sudan’s capital city Khartoum

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday in the largest mass demonstration since the deadly crackdown on a pro-democracy sit-in earlier in…

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Libya – Turkey says that six Turkish men are being held by Haftar

Turkey says six of its nationals are being held by forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar and warns there will be consequences if they were not immediately released. “The detention…

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Wave of arrests in Algeria amid tightened security

The Middle East Monitor reports that Algeria’s security forces launched a campaign of arrests in Algerian capital Algiers after large demonstrations began after Friday prayer. Algerians went out to demonstrate…

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Haftar threatens to arrest Turkish citizens in Libya

The Libya Observer reports that a spokesperson of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, Ahmed Al-Mismari, threatened to arrest Turkish citizens and attack Turkish companies and interests in Libya. In the same…

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Libya’s government discover American missiles arsenal in Southern Tripoli

Libyan government fighters discovered a cache of powerful American missiles, usually sold only to close American allies, at a captured rebel base in the mountains south of Tripoli this week.…

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Photo Story: Humpback Whale killed by fishing lines

A young eight-meter Humpback Whale lies dead after it was killed in octopus fishing lines, off Fish Hoek, Cape Town, South Africa, 27 June 2019. Three whales have been…

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Lawsuit filed in a US court accusing Haftar with war crimes

The Libya Express reports that four Libyan families residing in the United States have filed a lawsuit in an American court against Khalifa Haftar for war crimes, crimes against humanity…

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Tunisian President hospitalized

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, 92, has been urgently taken to a military hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis", the presidency said. The announcement came after two suicide attacks…

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Photo Story: The twin suicide attacks in Tunisia

Two suicide bombers targeting Tunisian security forces struck nearly simultaneously in the capital, injuring at least nine people, including six officers. Statements from the Interior Ministry said one bomber set…

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American military pilot released in Libya

A fighter jet pilot who was shot down and captured by the forces of one of Libya’s rival governments and revealed to be a US Air Force veteran, has…

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UPDATED: Twin suicide attacks in Tunisian capital

Twin suicide attacks targeting security forces struck Tunisia’s capital on Thursday, injuring at least nine people. The first explosion was caused by a car bomb in one of the main…

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Haftar’s forces lose key town of Gharyan

Libya's internationally recognised government says it has retaken the strategic town of Gharyan following clashes with insurgent forces. Forces loyal to the GNA launched a surprise attack on the town…

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‘Wanton destruction’ in Sudan’s Darfur region, ‘blatant violation of international law

The looting and destruction of UN food relief agency premises and property in Sudan, has prompted the UN-African Union mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and UN Country Team, to condemn the…

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Don’t take African generosity towards refugees for granted, says UN refugee chief

The international community must not take the generosity of Africans for granted, UN refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, told an informal meeting of Security Council members at UN Headquarters in New…

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Anti-Haftar forces enter Tripoli airport

The Libya Express reports that Libyan Army forces operating under the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) entered Tripoli International Airport and advanced on positions held by rival forces under…

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Escalation of fighting around Tripoli, Haftar forces targeted from the air

There were numerous reports of heavy fighting on all southern Tripoli frontlines between Libyan Army Forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Khalifa…

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Haftar shows no will to negotiate end to fighting in Libya

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar has dismissed an initiative by the Tripoli based prime minister for negotiations to end the crisis. Haaretz quoted Haftar as telling website almarsad.co that his fighters…

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Egypt accuses UHCHR of politicising Morsi’s death

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry lamented what it described as the “politicisation” of the death of former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the Egyptian ministry…

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Malta considering reopening embassy in Tripoli

The Maltese Government is considering reopening it's embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The Libya Express quoted Malta’s ambassador to Libya Charles Saliba saying that the Maltese government was willing…

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Carnage in north-eastern Nigeria

At least 30 people have been killed in the triple suicide bombing in north-eastern Nigeria, while watching a televised football match. The bombers detonated their explosives outside a hall in…

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Troubled times ahead for dogs in Egypt

The Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad has announced his ministry is ready to address the crisis of stray dogs. His comments came amid an uproar in Egypt about the…

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UN warns South Sudan on the brink of famine

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned that record numbers in South Sudan – some seven million people – face acute food shortages, while more than 20,000 are…

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Foreign firms seek to renew Libya licences

Foreign firms have started to renew their business licences with Libya’s internationally recognised government to keep operating in the country. In an interview with Reuters, Ali Abdulaziz Issawi, the…

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WHO considering declaring a global health emergency because of Ebola in Uganda and Congo

Dr. Mike Ryan, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief, in comments to the Associated Press (AP) , said that it was a Congolese pastor who is thought to have…

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Prospects for peace in Libya even more remote

Aguila Saleh, head of a parliament that relocated to eastern Libya in 2014 and aligned with forces trying to seize the Libyan capital, said that there could be no…

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Fighting intensifies in southern Tripoli

The Libyan Army forces loyal to the Tripoli government have intensified their military operations against the positions of Khalifa Haftar's forces in southern Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported that on…

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Two more Ebola cases diagnosed in Uganda as child dies from disease

The year-old Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now spreading to neighboring countries, as a five-year-old boy in Uganda died from the disease and two of his…

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Ghana forces rescue two kidnapped Canadian women

Ghana forces have rescued two Canadian women who were kidnapped last week outside their hostel in Ghana’s second city of Kumasi. The women, aged 19 and 20, were volunteers for…

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60 persons rescued off the coast of Khoms by Libya’s Coast Guard

The Libyan Coast Guard managed to rescue 60 persons in the Mediterranean about 92 miles north-west of Al-Khoms city as they were travelling towards European waters According to the…

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24 children among those massacred in weekend attack in Mali

Boubou Cisse , the prime minister of Mali said that from the bodies recovered of a massacre of scores of people by a Malian ethnic fighter group, these included at…

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Ebola case confirmed in Uganda

Uganda’s health ministry says a patient has tested positive for Ebola in what is the first cross-border case of the deadly virus since an outbreak started in neighbouring DR…

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Libya’s migrants and refugees with tuberculosis ‘left to die’ in detention centres

Amid ongoing conflict in and around the capital, UNHCR spokesperson Rupert Colville expressed deep concern about the “ghastly conditions” in which migrants and refugees are being detained in the capital Tripoli and elsewhere.…

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Ethiopian leader Abiy arrives in Sudan in mediation bid

Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Khartoum on Friday to meet the chief of Sudan’s ruling military council in a bid to mediate in the political crisis that has…

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Sudan suspended from African Union

The African Union (AU) has suspended Sudan's membership after this week the country’s military launched a brutal crackdown on protesters that killed dozens of people. The AU's Peace and Security…

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ISIS takes responsibility for car bombs in Derna

Reuters reports that ISIS claimed responsibility for two car bomb explosions that targeted a military unit belonging to the eastern forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Derna earlier…

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Two Canadian aid workers kidnapped in Ghana

Two Canadian women working for a local aid agency in Ghana, the Youth Challenge International NGO, were kidnapped at a golf club. A police statement did not name the victims…

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Reports that Khalifa’s forces told Malta to block certain flights to Tripoli from Turkey

Asharq al-Awsat’s Cairo correspondent Khalid Mahmoud reports that Khalifa Haftar’s forces requested that Malta should not be party to the Libyan conflict and block certain flights from Turkey heading to…

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Tension mounts in Khartoum

At least three people were killed on Monday as Sudanese troops moved to break up a sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum, according to a group instrumental to the…

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Libyan army forces launch fierce offensive on Haftar’s forces in southern Tripoli

The forces under the command of Tripoli’s Government gave way to a fierce offensive on positions of Khalifa Haftar's forces on different frontlines in southern Tripoli. The Libyan army forces…

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Tunisia accused of refusing to allow migrant boat to dock

Tunisian rights organisation FTDES revealed Tunisian authorities were refusing 75 migrants saved at sea from coming ashore. The migrants were adrift in international waters in a boat with a…

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Two powerful car blasts in Derna, Libya

At least 18 people were wounded in two car bomb explosions in Derna, Libya. The target of the attack was a military unit in Libya’s eastern coastal. Residents in…

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Accusations that Turkey is training Tripoli’s forces

The Libyan National Army (LNA) said that Turkish military and intelligence officers are training armed militias loyal to Fayez al-Sarraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA). Tripoli has been the…

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Reports Libyan Airlines to resume flights to south of Libya

Mayor of Ghat Municipality in Libya, Qumani Saleh said that Libyan Airlines will resume flights next week between airports of Mitiga and Ghat by two flights a week. According to a…

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Reports of child left to die on abandoned dingy off Libyan coast, AFM saves 75 persons stranded on tuna pen

A five-year-old child died on board a rubber dingy in difficulty adrift off the coast of Libya during an attempt to reach European shores. According to Alarm Phone,…

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US and Egypt urge calm in Libya

The United States and Egypt called for calm as Khalifa Haftar pressed on with his offensive on Tripoli. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the crisis in Libya during…

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Top militant captured and transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya

A top Egyptian militant suspect identified as Hisham al-Ashmawy was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya in a military aircraft, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday. Ashmawy, a former…

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