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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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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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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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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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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, 11 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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Libya's Haftar secretly flies to Greece ahead of Berlin summit
Updated : 6 years, 1 month 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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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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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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