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EU delegation expelled from eastern Libya
Memphis Sun - Tennessee
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The administration in Benghazi says it has declared the blocs migration chief and ministers from Greece, Malta, and Italy persona non grata Libya's eastern government has barred the European Union migration commissioner and ministers from Italy,...
Dbeibah meets youth at Tripoli forum, urges active role in Libya's future
The Libya Observer
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Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah took part in the closing session of the Youth Dialogue Pathway Forum, which concluded in Tripoli with the participation of more than 1,000 young men and women from across the country. The session featured an open...
BP And Shell See New Opportunities In Libya's Oil Fields
Benzinga
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July 8, 2025
BP Plc BP will reopen its office in Tripoli by late 2025 as part of a renewed push to resume operations in Libya, the company confirmed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the country's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The...
Major fire breaks out on former Libyan storage tanker during scrapping
Tradewinds
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July 7, 2025
A large fire has hit a former Libyan storage tanker being dismantled in Turkey. The Anadolu Agency reported the 252,000-dwt floating storage and offloading ship Sloug (built 1973) caught fire in the Aliaga port recycling zone. The cause is not yet...
UN mission discusses training programmes for Libyan News Agency staff
The Libya Observer
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has discussed joint training programmes for staff at the Libyan News Agency (LANA), focusing on newsroom skills, investigative journalism, and digital transformation. UNSMIL’s Director of...
Oil tanker blasts off Libyan coast after visiting Russian ports
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN) An oil tanker carrying nearly one million barrels of crude oil exploded off Libya’s coast shortly after leaving Zuetina port and heading toward Gibraltar. The incident occurred on June 27, causing engine room flooding and leaving the...
Arab Parliament Speaker Welcomes UK Plan to Recognize Palestinian State
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 2, 2025
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah in Istanbul on Friday for a summit centered on addressing migration, enhancing cooperation, and supporting Libya’s...
Welcoming new IUCN Members and the new Egyptian National…
IUCN
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The IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation is delighted to welcome three new Members from Mediterranean countries, reinforcing our region’s collective efforts toward nature conservation and sustainable development. Faculty of Agronomy – ULFA...
Turkey hosts tripartite talks to stem migration
The Express Tribune
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August 2, 2025
ANKARA: The migration route from Libya across the Mediterranean, used by thousands seeking a way to get to Europe, was a top issue at a meeting on Friday between the leaders of Turkey, Italy and Libya in Istanbul, Turkey's presidency said....
Doctoral degrees awarded as PhD programmes yield results
University World News
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LIBYA The Libyan Academy for Postgraduate Studies and several public universities have started to award their first doctoral degrees – the result of a government initiative that established local PhD programmes as part of a broader long-term...
LAIP to focus on several internal investment projects – to improve quality of life and local development
Libya Herald
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August 1, 2025
The Libya Africa Investment Portfolio, part of Libya’s sovereign wealth fund holding entity, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), said that as part of its focus on internal investment, it seeks to establish, develop and pave the way for several...
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Trump’s tariff threat: For India, no deal is better than a bad one
Firstpost
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August 2, 2025
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, issues policy decisions and administrative orders from golf courses, aboard Air Force One, on his social media platform Truth Social, and occasionally from the White House in the form of Executive...
Trump tariffs mapped: The countries hit by US president’s sweeping new trade war levies
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is now our responsibility
Mail & Guardian
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July 31, 2025
In times of turmoil Nelson Mandela’s legacy is a reminder to succeeding generations about his human-centred principles and values. (Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Liaison Agency From New York, Lagos, Geneva and Kingstone to Kampala and Cape Town,...
In Ethiopia’s Oral Culture, Misinformation Finds a Digital Megaphone
The Reporter Ethiopia
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August 2, 2025
For generations, truth in Ethiopia has traveled through trusted voices—elders, religious leaders, and respected community figures. But in the digital age, where virality often outpaces verification, these oral traditions are being tested by an...
Great Power Cooperation Vital For World Peace
The Rising Nepal
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The world now faces a security dilemma where each powerful state is fighting for strategic heft relative to others, constructing blocs and signing security and trade treaties for competitive advantages. The international state of nature reflects...
Trump announces new tariff plan for dozens of countries hours before deadline - but delays them yet again
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Donald Trump signs executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs up to 41% on imports
DNA India
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August 1, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday new tariffs of up to 41% on goods imported from dozens of countries With less than 100 days until the presidential election, US President Donald Trump drastically changed the country's trading...
Int'l community has great responsibility to establish immediate ceasefire in Gaza: Turkish president
APA
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The international community has a great responsibility to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and deliver humanitarian aid to the region as soon as possible, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan's remarks came during...
Israel Has Made Gaza a Hell on Earth
Jacobin
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More than twenty months into the genocide, Israel has rendered Gaza a hellscape on earth. This hellscape is not an act of God, or a natural disaster, or some force majeure — it’s human-made, orchestrated by Israel, funded and armed by the United...