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Russia to take part in Berlin conference on Libya

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the Berlin conference on the Libyan settlement on Jan.19, he said at an annual news conference in Moscow on Friday. He will hold a meeting with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio prior to the principal event, Lavrov added. Lavrov also …

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Haftar vows attacks on Turkish assets in Libya.

Khalifa Haftar has threatened to attack Turkish interests in Libya after suffering a serious setback in his push to take the capital Tripoli, accusing Ankara of backing his rivals. Anti-Haftar forces supporting Libya’s internationally recognized government announced Wednesday they had retaken the strategic town of Gharyan in a surprise attack, …

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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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Urgent appeal to evacuate Libya wounded

Libya’s UN-backed government says 21 people have been killed and 27 wounded in fighting near the capital, Tripoli. Earlier the UN called for a two-hour truce so casualties and civilians could be evacuated, but it was unclear if there was any lull. Rebel forces under Gen Khalifa Haftar have advanced …

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Libya Tension: Haftar forces heading to Tripoli.

Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar have started advancing on the country’s western cities and districts, with reports of skirmishes already taking place in the south of the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by Libya’s internationally-recognized government of Fayez al-Sarraj. The media office of Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army …

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Al-Sudani discusses judicial independence with ALU delegation

Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani welcomed a delegation from the Arab Lawyers’ Union, underlining the complete independence afforded to the judiciary within Iraq’s political and constitutional framework. The gathering saw the attendance of the Union’s Secretary-General, Macawi Ben Issa, along with legal luminaries representing various Arab nations, alongside the President …

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