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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
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Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
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Shelling Kills 5 at Libya Rally Against UN Peace Deal: Doctors
At least five people were killed and 30 wounded on Friday in Benghazi when rockets hit protesters who gathered in Libya's second city to demonstrate against a UN-proposed peace deal, medics said.
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UN Security Council Urges Libyans to 'Unite' Behind Peace Accord
The UN Security Council welcomed an agreement on Friday to establish a unity government in Libya, calling on stakeholders in the country to support the peace deal.
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Libyan Court Gives Death Sentence to Gaddafi Son Saif al-Islam
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam today for suppressing peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
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Libya's Parliament Halts Session After Violent Protests Outside
Libya's elected parliament halted a session attended by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni on Tuesday after protesters set fire to a car outside its base in the eastern city of Tobruk, lawmakers said.
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Man Shot Dead by Police in Tunisia Protest, Say Witnesses
A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.
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Libyan Protesters Seize Eastern Oil Port as Benghazi Toll Hits 300
Libyan state security guards have started a protest at the 120,000 barrel per day Hariga oil port in the east, halting all oil exports from the terminal, a Libyan oil official said on Saturday.
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Brent tops $107 in rebound; gains limited by Libyan supply
Crude supply from Libya is set to more than double from current levels after production at the El Sharara field resumed over the weekend as protesters ended a two-month blockade.
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Fresh clashes in Libya's Tripoli as toll tops 40
Fresh clashes erupted in Tripoli today as the death toll from an anti-militia protest in Libya's capital rose above 40 and the government appealed for restraint.
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California man behind anti-Islam film to be freed from federal custody
The man behind a film that stoked anti-US protests across the Muslim world was due for release from federal custody in California on Thursday after serving time for probation violations stemming from his role in making the video.
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Six Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi violence
Six soldiers were killed in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters outside a special forces' base in the eastern city of Benghazi, an military official said on Saturday.
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Twenty-five reported dead in clashes in Libyan Benghazi
At least 25 people were killed and 70 wounded in clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday between protesters, eventually backed by government forces, and a militia operating with Defense Ministry approval, a doctor said.
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Three-storey building collapses in Libya, kills five
A three-storey residential building has collapsed in the Libyan capital, killing five people and sparking a protest against the authorities.
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Libyan Embassy in Cairo suspends work
The Libyan Embassy in Cairo says it has suspended work indefinitely after demonstrators burned a Libyan flag at its gate this week to protest the death of an Egyptian Christian imprisoned there.
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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
-
Oil Rises $2/bbl After G7 Vows New Russian Sanctions
Libya said it would have to halt exports from the Gulf of Sirte due to unrest in the region while Ecuador said it would need to suspend production amid anti-government protests
-
Shelling Kills 5 at Libya Rally Against UN Peace Deal: Doctors
At least five people were killed and 30 wounded on Friday in Benghazi when rockets hit protesters who gathered in Libya's second city to demonstrate against a UN-proposed peace deal, medics said.
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UN Security Council Urges Libyans to 'Unite' Behind Peace Accord
The UN Security Council welcomed an agreement on Friday to establish a unity government in Libya, calling on stakeholders in the country to support the peace deal.
-
Libyan Court Gives Death Sentence to Gaddafi Son Saif al-Islam
A Libyan court passed a death sentence in absentia on Muammar Gaddafi's most prominent son Saif al-Islam today for suppressing peaceful protests during the country's 2011 revolution that ended his father's rule.
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Libya's Parliament Halts Session After Violent Protests Outside
Libya's elected parliament halted a session attended by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni on Tuesday after protesters set fire to a car outside its base in the eastern city of Tobruk, lawmakers said.
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Man Shot Dead by Police in Tunisia Protest, Say Witnesses
A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.
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Libyan Protesters Seize Eastern Oil Port as Benghazi Toll Hits 300
Libyan state security guards have started a protest at the 120,000 barrel per day Hariga oil port in the east, halting all oil exports from the terminal, a Libyan oil official said on Saturday.
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Brent tops $107 in rebound; gains limited by Libyan supply
Crude supply from Libya is set to more than double from current levels after production at the El Sharara field resumed over the weekend as protesters ended a two-month blockade.
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Fresh clashes in Libya's Tripoli as toll tops 40
Fresh clashes erupted in Tripoli today as the death toll from an anti-militia protest in Libya's capital rose above 40 and the government appealed for restraint.
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California man behind anti-Islam film to be freed from federal custody
The man behind a film that stoked anti-US protests across the Muslim world was due for release from federal custody in California on Thursday after serving time for probation violations stemming from his role in making the video.
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Six Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi violence
Six soldiers were killed in clashes between Libyan special forces and armed protesters outside a special forces' base in the eastern city of Benghazi, an military official said on Saturday.
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Twenty-five reported dead in clashes in Libyan Benghazi
At least 25 people were killed and 70 wounded in clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday between protesters, eventually backed by government forces, and a militia operating with Defense Ministry approval, a doctor said.
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Three-storey building collapses in Libya, kills five
A three-storey residential building has collapsed in the Libyan capital, killing five people and sparking a protest against the authorities.
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Libyan Embassy in Cairo suspends work
The Libyan Embassy in Cairo says it has suspended work indefinitely after demonstrators burned a Libyan flag at its gate this week to protest the death of an Egyptian Christian imprisoned there.
