Tag: #Libya
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Libya and the Glorious Past
How Libya descended into chaos is incredibly too hard to digest. Till the year 2010… Libya was a booming country. A premium lifestyle that Qaddafi’s government offered to its citizens. One of the top few countries which was rolling in riches… the interminable supply of fuel made life of a common man much easier. Unlike…
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Shehbaz Sharif expresses grief over Libya boat accident
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed deep sorrow and grief over the boat accident off the coast of Libya, and the death of Pakistanis on board. In a statement, the Prime Minister extended condolences to the bereaved families and prayed for the highest ranks of those who lost their lives in the incident. Turkish…
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UN and U.S urge armed group to lift blockade at major oil fields in Libya
The UN and Washington’s ambassador to Libya on Monday urged an armed group to lift a blockade at two major oil fields amid a mounting political crisis.
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Libya’s Prime Minister narrowly escapes assassination attempt
TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s car was fired upon, however, he has survived while the assailants have managed to escape from the scene. According to reports of British news agency Reuters, early on Thursday morning, the attackers shot at the car of Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, but he managed to escape…
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Over 160 migrants drowned in two separate shipwrecks off Libya during past week: UN
IOM spokesperson Safa Msehli says at least 102 migrants died when a boat capsized on Friday, before another 62 died in another incident on Saturday
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Libyan education minister arrested for lack of textbooks available at schools
Libya: Education Minister Musa al-Muqarif was detained for failing to provide free textbooks to schools. BaaghiTV: According to foreign media, students in Libyan schools are facing severe shortage of textbooks due to which the Minister of Education Musa Al-Muqarif was arrested on the charge of negligence. According to the report, the Libyan Ministry of Education…
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Son of former Libyan ruler Gadhafi runs for president
Libya: The son of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya’s late dictator has made a public appearance for the first time in ten years on Sunday in order to register as a presidential candidate for the December polling to help restore order in the country which was lost after his father was over-thrown. Saif al-Islam Moammar Gadhafi, aged…
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Turkey rebuffs French call for troop withdrawal from Libya
Senior Turkish official says Turkish presence in Libya has helped maintain stability in the North African country
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Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla El-Mangoush suspended and banned
Libya: According to the Presidential council, Libya’s Foreign Minister, Najla El-Mangoush has been suspended for a period of 14 days and that she is banned from travelling, thereby pending an inquiry. Najla has been accused of not abiding by the foreign policy. But the transitional government has rejected this decision and has stated thatvthey will…
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European countries slammed by Amnesty International for “horrific” migrant abuse
The Amnesty report reveals ‘harrowing violations’ of detained migrants returned to Libya with the complicity of European states