Libya
Libyan armed convoy turns back from Tripoli after clashes feared
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - An armed convoy affiliated with Libya's parliament-backed prime minister moved towards Tripoli on Thursday before turning back...
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Welcoming Ukraine refugees could help settle EU migration rows – top official
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The EU's welcome to people fleeing Russia's war in Ukraine raises hope the bloc...
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U.N. Libya adviser aims for elections agreement this month
TUNIS (Reuters) - A senior United Nations Libya official is seeking agreement this month on election laws and constitutional arrangements,...
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Tripoli tense amid standoff between Libya’s two rival governments
(The story is refiled to correct the image to Tripoli, Libya from Tripoli, Lebanon) By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) -...
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Libya ministers released as political factions jostle for power
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new parliament-backed government said on Friday that an armed group linked to rival authorities had released...
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Libya crisis worsens as rival government takes oath
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A standoff between two rival governments in Libya worsened on Thursday with the risk of fighting...
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U.N. voices concern over Libya parliament vote on new PM
TUNIS (Reuters) -The United Nations voiced concern on Thursday over reports that a vote in Libya's parliament to install a...
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Libya’s Bashagha says he will not use force to take office
By Ahmed Elumami TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The man chosen by Libya's parliament as the new prime minister told Reuters on...
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Libya parliament backs new government as crisis deepens
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Libya's parliament approved a new government on Tuesday but the incumbent prime minister rejected the vote and vowed...
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Factbox-Turkey’s ties to Russia, Ukraine limit its room to manoeuvre
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan has developed strong economic and political relations with both Moscow and Kyiv in recent...
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Libya parliament to vote on new government next week
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's parliament said on Thursday it will hold a session next week in which it is likely...
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Libyan PM pushes summer election amid parliament bid to oust him
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interim prime minister on Monday announced a plan for elections in the summer as he seeks...
Read moreThree Turkish journalists set for jail over Libya coverage released -lawyer
By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) -Three Turkish journalists were released on Tuesday, hours after being jailed over their coverage of...
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U.N. adviser tells Libya it must preserve calm, stability
(Reuters) -The U.N. Secretary-General's special adviser on Libya on Sunday called on both Libya's interim prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and...
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Armed convoy moves into Tripoli to shore up interim PM
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A convoy of fighters moved into Tripoli from the Libyan city of Misrata on Saturday to shore...
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Libya rifts deepen as new PM named, incumbent refuses to yield
TOBRUK, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's divisions seemed poised to deepen on Thursday as the eastern-based parliament named a new prime...
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Libyan officials silent on reported assassination attempt
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -A source close to Libya's interim prime minister said early on Thursday that the premier had survived an...
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Libyan parliament spokesman declares Bashagha new PM after rival withdraws
TOBRUK, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's parliament spokesman on Thursday declared Fathi Bashagha as the new interim prime minister after a...
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Libyan parliament one candidate left for PM
TOBRUK, Libya (Reuters) - Libya's Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh said on Thursday that one of the two men seeking the...
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Libya’s Dbeibah: the ambitious politician who promised not to be
By Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) - A move by Libya's parliament to oust Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who had...
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