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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks on an arrest connected to the 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi, at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026
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US arrests suspect in 2012 Benghazi consulate attack, Bondi says

A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2026
A picture shows a view of the coastal road in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi on May 11, 2025. (Photo by Abdullah DOMA / AFP) (Photo by ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP via Getty Images)
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Pakistan plans Benghazi consulate in Haftar-run east Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 February, 2026
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Stadium rebirth in Benghazi ushers new chapter in Libyan sports

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Hendia Al Ashepy

05 August, 2025
A picture taken on September 24, 2020 shows the Brega oil port in Marsa Brega, some 270kms west of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images)
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Libya's east govt may declare force majeure on oil fields, ports

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 May, 2025
Libya and Italy sign slew of cooperation deals
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UN raises alarm over wave of 'arbitrary' arrests in Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2025
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Haftar's east Libya forces say two dead in helicopter crash

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 September, 2021
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Libyans have both fear and hope on Benghazi-Tripoli highway

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 August, 2021
Prime Minister Abdul Rahman Dbeibah (centre) was previously prevented from visiting eastern Libya by Haftar's forces [Getty]
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Haftar, Libyan PM to meet after Egyptian mediation: report

The New Arab Staff
28 July, 2021
Libya flag [NurPhoto/Getty]
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Libya's Benghazi hosts rare 'week of culture' art event

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 June, 2021
Rights groups have accused militias of abducting women with impunity in Benghazi [AFP]
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Video shows rape, torture of Jordanian woman in Libya

The New Arab Staff
11 June, 2021
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Suspects arrested over killing of Libya militia leader

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 March, 2021
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Haftar-allied Libyan commander wanted by ICC assassinated in Benghazi

The New Arab Staff
24 March, 2021
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Libya's eastern administration hands power to interim govt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2021
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11 bullet-ridden bodies found 'executed' in eastern Libya

The New Arab Staff
18 March, 2021
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Flights resume between rival Libya cities after 7 years

The New Arab Staff
09 March, 2021
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Haftar agrees to lift Libya oil blockade with conditions

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 September, 2020
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Government building set ablaze as eastern Libya protests intensify

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 September, 2020
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Hundreds decry corruption in rare protest in Libya's east

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2020
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UN 'dismayed' at Libya journalist's 15-year prison term

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2020
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US says photos show Russian arms supplies to Libya

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 July, 2020
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US court hears torture case against Libya's Haftar

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 June, 2020