Libya Leads OPEC Oil Output to 2018 High Despite Iran Losses
03/09/2018OPEC crude production rose in August to the highest level this year as a recovery in Libyan output helped to offset a cut in Iranian exports due to U.S. sanctions..
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Italy Reopening Embassy in Libya Two Years after Closure
11/01/2017Italy is sending its ambassador back to Libya, its foreign ministry said on Monday, making it the first Western diplomatic mission to reopen in the divided country. Italy closed its.
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U.S. Air Strikes Pound Libya’s Sirte to Oust IS Militants
19/10/2016U.S. aircraft hit Islamic State targets with more 30 strikes over the last three days on the Libyan city of Sirte as pro-government forces push into its last militant-held districts,.
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Libya PM Calls for National Reconciliation in Splintered Country
26/09/2016By Yara Bayoum Libya’s prime minister called for a national reconciliation initiative to repair the divisions in a fragmented country reeling from the turbulence that has followed the fall.
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Libya: ISIS All But Defeated in Moammar Gadhafi’s Hometown
25/08/2016ISIS is on the brink of being kicked out of the coastal Libyan city of Sirte — the extremist group’s most significant stronghold outside Syria and Iraq. Forces loyal to.
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Why Obama Supports Libya’s Fight with Islamic State
03/08/2016President Barack Obama said it is in the U.S. national security interest to support Libya’s emerging government’s fight against Islamic State, a day after his administration said it launched air.
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Libyan Forces Repel Islamic State Attacks in Battle for Sirte
15/06/2016Forces backed by Libya’s unity government recently said they had consolidated positions on the edge of Sirte, repelling sniper, tank and mortar attacks as they seek to oust Islamic State.
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EU Seeks UN backing to Enforce Libya Arms Embargo
08/06/2016EU foreign policy Chief Federica Mogherini has recently asked the UN Security Council Monday to authorize the EU naval force in the Mediterranean to enforce the arms embargo on Libya. The appeal.
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Libya’s parliament approves new government
02/06/2014Libya’s interim parliament Sunday approved a new government, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Mitig, in a controversial vote that threatens to deepen the country’s political and security crisis. A total.
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U.S. To Help Train Libyan Forces
20/11/2013Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago, are going to get some help from the.
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