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U.N. chief warns foreign interference in Libya conflict at ‘unprecedented levels’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Security Council on Wednesday that the conflict in Libya has entered a new phase “with foreign interference reaching unprecedented levels.” The oil-producing country descended into chaos after the NATO-backed overthrow of leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Since 2014, Libya has been split, with …

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Turkey denies two citizens held in Libya are spies

Two Turkish restaurant workers have been detained in Libya by forces of eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, and the Turkish authorities have denied that they were spies, a Turkish newspaper reported on Wednesday. Haberturk newspaper said Volkan Altinok and Mehmet Demir, who worked in a restaurant in the south of …

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