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Two civilian planes hit in rocket strike at Tripoli Airport
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Two civilian jetliners in Libya were damaged in Saturday shelling of a Tripoli airport by forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar, the UN-backed administration said.
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Libya's GNA declines to suspend fighting
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], May 1 (Sputnik/ANI): The Government of National Accord (GNA), one of the two major factions in the Libyan armed conflict, on Thursday declined to suspend fighting following the Libyan National Army, led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar, declaring a temporary truce amid the holy mon
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UN condemns rocket attack on Tripoli hospital as Libya braces for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 8 (ANI): The United Nations (UN) has condemned the shelling of a hospital here which it termed a "clear violation of international law", as Libya struggles to prepare for an outbreak of the new coronavirus.
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UN Security Council may meet soon to discuss COVID-19, says Secy Gen Anton
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): With the world under the grip of COVID-19, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres indicated that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) may meet soon to discuss the pandemic, which has infected more than 1.2 million worldwide and killed cl
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Libya's former PM Jibril dies due to coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Mar 05 (ANI): Libya's former Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril on Sunday died from complications related to coronavirus. He was 73-year-old.
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Impossible to contain COVID-19 in war-torn countries like Libya: UN
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], April 5 (ANI): The United Nations has warned that an outbreak of coronavirus in Libya could be worrisome and catastrophic for the country's Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) and other 700,000 refugees in the country.
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Libya reports first case of coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Mar 25 (ANI): Libyan Health Minister Ehmid Bin Omar on Tuesday announced the first case of the novel coronavirus in the country.
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UN chief urges warring parties in Libya to accept 5+5 draft ceasefire deal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 22 (Sputnik/ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called upon the rival Libyan administrations to lay down arms and accept the temporary draft ceasefire agreement negotiated by the Libyan Joint Military Commission (5+5) in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, a
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Sensex tumbles by 416 points, Kotak Mahindra Bank, RIL fall post Q3 earnin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices erased opening gains and continued to slide throughout the session on Monday due to profit booking as concerns over a cut in supply from Libya sent oil prices higher.
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Equity indices fall in early trading, IndianOil slips by 3.7 pc
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in the negative zone during early hours on Monday as concerns over a cut in supply from Libya sent oil prices higher.
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Berlin summit: Joint statement calls for demobilisation, disarmament of ar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 20 (ANI/Sputnik): In a joint statement, participants in Sunday's Berlin conference on Libya have called for the demobilization of all Libyan armed groups and the subsequent integration of eligible fighters into a unified army and law enforcement branch.
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Pompeo meets Egyptian President, expresses outrage over 'pointless, tragic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Jan 20 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Sunday (local time) met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the margins of the Berlin Summit and expressed outrage over the "pointless and tragic death" of detained US citizen Moustafa Kassem in Egypt.
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