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58 refugees released from detention in Libya's capital
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday said that 58 refugees have been released from a detention center in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
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71 refugees resettled from Libya to Canada: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Sunday that it resettled 71 refugees from Libya to Canada.
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Over 75 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan coast: IOM
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 21 (ANI/Xinhua): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Saturday said more than 75 illegal immigrants have drowned at sea off the coast of western Libya, while trying to reach Europe.
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302 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast: UN refugee agency
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 20 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Friday.
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Son of slain Libyan dictator Gaddafi to run for president, says official
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 14 (ANI): Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, son of Libya's former dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi will be running for the post of president, according to officials.
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Libya elections 'essential next step' towards peace, stability: Guterres
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged Libyans to forge a spirit of national unity and overcome any remaining differences ahead of landmark presidential and parliamentary elections next month.
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International community calls for free, fair, inclusive, credible election
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI/Xinhua): Participants in the Paris International Conference for Libya, chaired Friday by France, called for the holding of free, fair, inclusive and credible presidential and parliamentary elections on December 24 in Libya as scheduled.
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Germany ready to provide observers for Libya's elections on December 24: M
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany is ready to provide observers for Libyan elections on December 24 to ensure transparency of the process, Chancellor Angela Merkel said during the press conference following the Paris Summit on Libya.
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Dozens of illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 10 (ANI/Xinhua): A total of 65 illegal migrants were rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
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Libya's Government of National Unity says dismissal of Foreign Minister il
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) announced on Sunday that Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush will continue to fulfill her duties as it considers the decision on her dismissal made by the Presidency Council illegal.
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UN Refugee Agency deplores violence at demonstration outside its main offi
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 7 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday deplored violence that broke out during a demonstration outside its main office in Tripoli, Libya, in which at least three persons were attacked, with one person taken to hospital.
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Libyan Prime Minister to run in December Presidential election
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], November 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, will run for president in the general election scheduled for December 24, a source close to the prime minister told Sputnik on Sunday.
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