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Libyan state minister survives assassination attempt in Tripoli, govt says

admin | February 12, 2025

By Reuters A Libyan state minister survived an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his car in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday, a government statement said. The Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) strongly condemned the attack in which it said an unknown group had shot directly at the […]

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Libya lay blame for qualifier postponement on Nigeria

admin | October 15, 2024

BY REUTERS The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) said Nigeria were to blame for the postponement of Tuesday’s scheduled Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Benghazi after the visitors refused to play the match citing mistreatment on arrival in the country. Nigerian players and officials were kept in a locked airport […]

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Libya’s rival factions agree to end central bank crisis

admin | September 26, 2024

BY REUTERS Representatives of Libya’s rival eastern and western legislative bodies, in talks facilitated by the United Nations, signed an agreement on Thursday to end a crisis over the leadership of the central bank, nominating an interim governor and deputy. The agreement could help to defuse a crisis over control […]

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Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people – IOM

admin | September 21, 2023

By AFP Libya’s flood disaster, which killed thousands in the city of Derna, also displaced more than 43,000 people, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday. A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two ageing river dams upstream from the coastal city after the Mediterranean Storm Daniel lashed the area on […]