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Donald Trump Warns Turkey Against 'Interference' After Libya Vote
Turkey's parliament approved Thursday military deployment to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, sparking a blunt warning from US President Donald Trump against any "foreign interference" in the war-torn country.
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Libyan Parliament Rejects UN-Backed Unity Government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
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A Front-Row Seat as Libya's Hopes Faded
Late last year I was sitting in Tripoli's foreign ministry when a guard drew a gun on a colleague next to me and then kicked him down a stairwell. His mistake? He had complained about a news conference being delayed.
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UN Envoy Eyes Preliminary Libya Deal by Thursday
UN envoy Bernardino Leon has said he hoped Libya's rival parliaments would endorse his proposals for a unity government later this week after they failed to do so at the weekend.
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UN Presses Libya Peace Talks Under Shadow of Drownings
Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.
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Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Libya Parliament Drops Law Barring Gaddafi-Era Officials
Libya's internationally recognized parliament on Monday voted to suspend a controversial law that barred officials from the era of toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding political posts.
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Suicide Bombing Outside Libyan Parliament in Tobruk Wounds 3
A car bomb exploded on today in front of the hotel that houses Libya's elected Parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk, officials said.
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Libya's Rival Parliament Says Open to UN-Sponsored Peace Talks
Libya's rival parliament is open to UN-sponsored talks to end the country's conflict if the venue of the next round is changed and certain conditions are met, a parliamentary spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Libyan PM Takes Oath After Elected Parliament Approves New Cabinet
Libya's Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and his cabinet took the oath of office on Sunday after lawmakers approved the lineup, but will struggle to rule a country where a rival parliament sits in the capital Tripoli.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
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Islamists Branded 'Terrorists' After Fall of Tripoli Airport
Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy.
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New Libyan Parliament Meets Far From Urban Battlegrounds
Libya's newly elected House of Representatives held its first session on Saturday, holed up in a heavily guarded provincial hotel as armed factions turned the two biggest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, into battlefields.
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Donald Trump Warns Turkey Against 'Interference' After Libya Vote
Turkey's parliament approved Thursday military deployment to Libya aimed at shoring up the UN-backed government in Tripoli, sparking a blunt warning from US President Donald Trump against any "foreign interference" in the war-torn country.
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Libyan Parliament Rejects UN-Backed Unity Government
Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.
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Libya PM Resigns Live on TV Hours After Peace Talks Restart
The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.
-
A Front-Row Seat as Libya's Hopes Faded
Late last year I was sitting in Tripoli's foreign ministry when a guard drew a gun on a colleague next to me and then kicked him down a stairwell. His mistake? He had complained about a news conference being delayed.
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UN Envoy Eyes Preliminary Libya Deal by Thursday
UN envoy Bernardino Leon has said he hoped Libya's rival parliaments would endorse his proposals for a unity government later this week after they failed to do so at the weekend.
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UN Presses Libya Peace Talks Under Shadow of Drownings
Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.
-
Islamic State Fighters and Force Allied With Tripoli Clash in Central Libya
Clashes erupted in central Libya on Saturday between Islamic State fighters and a force loyal to a Tripoli-based faction, a military official and residents said.
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Libya Parliament Drops Law Barring Gaddafi-Era Officials
Libya's internationally recognized parliament on Monday voted to suspend a controversial law that barred officials from the era of toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi from holding political posts.
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Suicide Bombing Outside Libyan Parliament in Tobruk Wounds 3
A car bomb exploded on today in front of the hotel that houses Libya's elected Parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk, officials said.
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Libya's Rival Parliament Says Open to UN-Sponsored Peace Talks
Libya's rival parliament is open to UN-sponsored talks to end the country's conflict if the venue of the next round is changed and certain conditions are met, a parliamentary spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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Libyan PM Takes Oath After Elected Parliament Approves New Cabinet
Libya's Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and his cabinet took the oath of office on Sunday after lawmakers approved the lineup, but will struggle to rule a country where a rival parliament sits in the capital Tripoli.
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Outgoing Libyan Parliament Names Rival Government
Libya's outgoing parliament voted Monday to replace the current interim government with one headed by an Islamist-backed candidate, deepening the conflict-torn country's already stark divisions and leaving it with two rival parliaments and governments.
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Islamists Branded 'Terrorists' After Fall of Tripoli Airport
Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy.
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New Libyan Parliament Meets Far From Urban Battlegrounds
Libya's newly elected House of Representatives held its first session on Saturday, holed up in a heavily guarded provincial hotel as armed factions turned the two biggest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, into battlefields.
