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Libya's eastern lawmakers elect new speaker amid discontent

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Eastern Libya executes 10 convicted on 'terrorism' charges

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24 August, 2026
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Libya's Haftar played role in release of US hostage held by IS

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Car bomb kills eastern Libyan military intelligence chief

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11 August, 2026
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Libya leaders call for probe into Derna dam collapse

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14 September, 2023
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Storm Daniel hits Gaza Strip, some homes flooded

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13 September, 2023
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12 Palestinians were killed during Storm Daniel in Libya

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13 September, 2023
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HRW urges Libya HoR to repeal 'repressive' cybercrime law

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04 April, 2023
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Uranium said missing by IAEA in Libya recovered: military

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16 March, 2023
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Libya: Eastern faction advocates for their Central Bank head

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01 July, 2022
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Germany's FM Maas says Libya should vote on 24 December

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22 September, 2021
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Photographer freed in east Libya after 3 years in jail

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13 September, 2021
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Haftar fighter jet shot down in east Libya

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29 July, 2017
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Khalifa Haftar introduces a 'Muslim ban' in east Libya

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11 April, 2017
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East Libya imposes foreign travel curbs

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24 February, 2017