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7 Indian nationals kidnapped in Libya released
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], October 12 (ANI): The seven Indian nationals, who were kidnapped in Libya, have been released, the Indian ambassador to Tunisia said on Sunday.
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7 Indians kidnapped in Tripoli safe, India in touch with Libya Govt for th
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): The government has confirmed that seven Indian nationals were kidnapped in Libya last month and that it is working to free them.
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Are Erdogan's ambitions for a superpower status for Turkey crumbling?
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], October 5 (ANI): Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan back in June 2018 declared that his next goal would be to make Turkey a "top ten world power" and spoke about his country's increasing influence in international affairs.
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UNSC adopts draft resolution to appoint Libya Special Envoy without delay
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday (local time) adopted a resolution requesting to urgently appoint a new Special Envoy for Libya and establish a coordinator who would be supervising the UN Support Mission in Libya's (UNSMIL) day-to-d
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UN stresses need for return to political process in Libya
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Aug 30 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday (local time) stressed the need for an inclusive return to the political process in the country.
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Egyptian parliament approves troop deployment in Libya
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 21(ANI): The parliament of Egypt authorised the deployment of troops outside the country on Monday. This came after the president Abdel Fateh el- Sisi had threatened military action against Turkish-backed forces in Libya.
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Libya denounces Egypt's 'will not stand idle' threats
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 17 (ANI): Libya condemned the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's comments in which he said that Cairo "will not stand idle" against threats to national security, threatening to arm Libyan tribes against the internationally recognised government.
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India calls for immediate ceasefire in Libya, says conflict 'matter of int
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday stated that the continuing conflict and instability in Libya is a matter of international concern and called for an immediate cessation of all hostilities in the north African country.
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Stabbing attack in southern England declared 'terrorist incident'
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 22 (ANI): The stabbing attack at a park in southern England that left three people dead and three others injured on Saturday is being investigated as a "terrorist incident," police officials said Sunday.
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Egypt's president offers initiative to end conflict in war-torn Libya as f
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 7 (Xinhua/ANI): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Saturday that Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh and eastern-based military leader Khalifa Haftar have welcomed an initiative to end the military conflict in the neighboring war-torn Libya.
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French troops kill head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Mali - Defen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 6 (Sputnik/ANI): Abdelmalek Droukdel, head of the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb terror group, has been killed by French troops in northern Mali, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.
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GNA forces establish control over Tripoli International Airport
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], June 4 (Sputnik/ANI): The forces of Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) have regained complete control of Tripoli International Airport from the Libyan National Army (LNA), the GNA's military spokesperson Mohammed Kanunu said on Wednesday.
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