Libya
Firefight at Libyan government building shows continued insecurity
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Clashes erupted at a government building in central Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over the leadership...
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Libya oil minister says he suspends NOC chief
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's oil minister said on Sunday that he was suspending the head of the state oil company,...
Read moreSuicide attacker kills self but no others in Libyan desert town
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint into the Libyan town of Zella on Sunday, killing himself...
Read moreChad to halve its troops fighting Sahel militants, spokesperson says
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Chad has decided to recall half of its 1,200 troops battling Islamist militants in the tri-border area...
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Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
By Ayman al-Warfali SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) - The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first...
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Rescuers pull 394 migrants from dangerously overcrowded boat off Tunisia
(Corrects Aug. 1 story in paragraph 2 to show Ocean Viking not French but run by a European NGO, and...
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German NGO Sea-Watch rescues nearly 100 migrants overnight in Mediterranean
By Darrin Zammit Lupi ABOARD SEA-WATCH 3, Mediterranean (Reuters) - German NGO Sea-Watch said on Friday it had rescued nearly...
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Libya’s combatants declare key coast road open
TRIPOLI (Reuters) -Libya's warring sides reopened the main coast road across the frontline on Friday, a key element of a...
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Qatar names ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, says emir’s office
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Thursday named ambassadors to Egypt and Libya, his office...
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Libya headed back to ‘square one’ of post-Gaddafi turmoil if polls delayed: parliamentary speaker
By Ayman al-Werfali QUBAH, Libya (Reuters) - Libya will return to "square one" and the turmoil of 2011 if national...
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At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast -U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums,...
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Tunisian democracy in turmoil after president sacks government
By Tarek Amara and Angus McDowall TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia is facing its worst crisis in a decade of democracy on...
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Factbox-Reactions to Tunisia’s democratic crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday sacked the prime minister and froze the activities of the parliament, leading...
Read moreAt least 17 migrants drown off Tunisia in shipwreck -Red Crescent
TUNIS (Reuters) -At least 17 Bengali migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy...
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Libya PM unaware of Russia, Turkey deal on foreign fighters
By Michelle Nichols and Ahmed Elumami NEW YORK (Reuters) - Libya's unity government Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said on Friday...
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Amnesty says migrants in Libyan camps forced to trade sex for clean water
By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Thursday that migrants held in Libyan detention camps are subject...
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Risk of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East – WHO
CAIRO (Reuters) - A surge of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have dire consequences, aggravated by the...
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Libya closes borders with Tunisia for a week due to rise in coronavirus cases
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's new unity government on Thursday announced it was closing its borders with Tunisia for a week...
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Rescue boat with hundreds of migrants on board asks EU to find it a port
ROME (Reuters) - A charity group asked the European Union on Tuesday to find a port where it can dock...
Read moreItaly arrests four suspected of sending funds to Islamic State
ROME (Reuters) - Italian police said on Monday they had arrested four men accused of sending funds to people across...
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