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    UAE helps release of four civilians held captive in Libya

    17 May 2019

    Four detainees - three Filipinos and a South Korean - who were held captive by armed groups in Libya, have been released thanks to “intensive efforts” made by the UAE “in coordination and cooperation” with the Libyan National Army,

    Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli

    24 May 2019

    Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the capital Tripoli, a naval forces spokesman said.

    Rockets hit hotel in Libyan capital

    24 May 2019

    Rockets hit a luxury hotel in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, early on Friday in an attack the internationally recognised government blamed on eastern forces trying to capture the city.

    Libya’s PM proposes polls to end war

    17 Jun 2019

    The head of Libya’s UN-supported government on Sunday proposed holding nationwide elections to end the war in the North African country, as the forces of the rival military commander Khalifa Haftar continue their two-month-long battle to take the capital, Tripoli.

    Everything must be done to avoid bloodshed in Libya: UN

    06 Apr 2019

    UN chief Antonio Guterres pushed on Friday to avoid a military escalation in Libya, meeting commander Khalifa Haftar a day after his troops launched an offensive to take the capital Tripoli.

    Eastern Libya forces will pursue advance, says chief

    13 Apr 2019

    Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country said on Saturday, despite international calls for a halt in an offensive that risks causing many civilian casualties.

    UN begins evacuating refugees from Libya to Niger

    19 Apr 2019

    The UN said on Friday it had evacuated 163 refugees from war-ravaged Libya to neighbouring Niger, but more than 3,000 others were still trapped in detention centres affected by clashes.

    Air strikes, explosions hit Libyan capital

    21 Apr 2019

    An aircraft was heard again after midnight, circling for more than ten minutes before a heavy explosion shook the ground.

    UN says 2,200 people flee Libya clashes, many more trapped

    08 Apr 2019

    The fast increasing deployment of forces could potentially result in significant population displacement, the report said.

    Libya in chaos since 2011 overthrow of Qadhafi

    08 Apr 2019

    Libya has been mired in chaos since the ouster and killing of dictator Moamer Qadhafi in 2011, with two rival authorities and a multitude of militias vying for control of the oil-rich country.

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