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Libya's Haftar secretly flies to Greece ahead of Berlin summit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 17 (ANI): Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar secretly flew to Athens on Thursday for talks as Greece criticised its exclusion from a UN-backed peace conference in Berlin this weekend.
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Turkey to soon start gas exploration in eastern Mediterranean
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 17 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday announced that his country will begin as soon as possible explorations for gas in the eastern Mediterranean this year.
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Libya's LNA leader leaves Moscow without signing ceasefire deal: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Jan 14 (Sputnik/ANI): Leader of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, has left Moscow following talks on the settlement of Libya's political crisis, without signing a ceasefire agreement and work on conflict resolution will continue, Russia's Foreign Ministry said
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LNA detains Italian vessel near Misrata
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 12 (ANI): Libyan National Army (LNA)-led by Khalifa Haftar on Sunday detained an Italian vessel on its way to the port of Misrata.
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Forces of Libyan commander Haftar announce conditional ceasefire
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 12 (ANI): The Libyan National Army (LNA) led by General Khalifa Haftar on Saturday declared a ceasefire after Russia and Turkey suggested ways to de-escalate hostilities with the United Nations-backed government in Tripoli.
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Libyan coast guards detain 150 migrants at Sea: UN
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 10 (Sputnik/ANI): Libyan coast guards found more than 150 migrants in national waters and brought them back to the shore, the United Nation's International Organisation for Migration said on Thursday.
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Merkel, Trump discuss Iran, Iraq over phone
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump spoke about the situation in Iran, Iraq and Libya in a phone call on Tuesday, a German government spokesman said.
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UN-backed Libyan govt forces say quit Sirte to 'save civilian lives'
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Jan 7 (Xinhua/ANI): The forces of Libya's UN-backed government on Tuesday withdrew from the strategic coastal city of Sirte to "save civilian lives" after the rival eastern-based army took over it on Monday, spokesperson of the protection force of Sirte said.
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Turkey, Libya's GNA hold meetings in Algeria
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Algiers [Aljeria], Jan 07 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Sarraj have held meetings in Algeria discussing the crisis in Libya, particularly Turkey's military support for the GNA, Al Arabiya TV reports.
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Fighting in Tripoli shutters 210 schools for 115,000 Children: UN
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], Jan 7 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 200 schools remain closed in and near the Libyan capital of Tripoli due to fighting between government and rebel forces, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a press release on Monday.
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Turkish troops 'gradually departing' for Libya to assist GNA, says Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Jan 06 (ANI): Turkish soldiers are "gradually departing" for Libya to assist Government of National Accord (GNA) in its fight against military led by commander Khalifa Haftar, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday.
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LNA takes control of roads to Tripoli airport, says ready for capital's ma
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Dec 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The Libyan National Army (LNA) announced on Friday that it had taken control of roads leading to the Tripoli airport and was set for major battles for main areas of the Libyan capital.
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