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More than 15,000 migrants repatriated from Libya: IOM
Abuse of migrants is widespread in the country since the 2011 ousting of dictator Gaddafi
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Turkey walkout deals fresh blow to Italy's Libya talks
Italy is latest country aiming to bring Libya's disparate and often warring factions together after Paris summit
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Libya in chaos since 2011 overthrow of Gaddafi
Two rival authorities and a multitude of militias still vying for control of the oil-rich country
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Key players of Libya crisis
Since the 2011 toppling of dictator Moamer Kadhafi
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Libya PM calls for 'common vision' ahead of crisis talks
Libya is beset by violence since dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011
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US charity school in Liberia in rape scandal storm
Liberian US charity has admitted to major failings after schoolgirls were systematically raped
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UN envoy says hard to hold Libya elections in December
A new wave of fighting has erupted in the North African nation
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Nigerian migrants rescued after Libya cell video goes viral
The group of migrants were held inside a detention centre in Zawiya in Libya
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Libyan government announces Tripoli ceasefire deal
Libyan capital was at centre of battle for influence between armed groups ever since fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi
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Tripoli clashes leave 115 dead, 383 injured
Tripoli and western Libya are run by UN-backed government mainly supported by armed groups
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Libya closes Tripoli airport again after rocket fire
All flights will be from and to Misrata International Airport, says official
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A hundred dead after two migrant boats sank off Libya this month
More than 100 migrants, including at least 20 children, have died
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Gunmen attack headquarters Libya's oil corporation
Tripoli gets shaken by clashes between rival armed groups
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UNHCR says Tripoli facility ready to help refugees caught up in fighting
Refugees and asylum seekers are exposed to atrocities including rape, kidnapping and torture says the agency
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Some 400 prisoners escape prison in Tripoli chaos
The capital has been hit for one week by heavy fighting between rival groups
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Checkpoint attack kills four Libyan soldiers: mayor
The attack killed four soldiers of the UN-backed unity government on Thursday
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Libya condemns 45 to death for 2011 demo killings: ministry
Highest number of death sentences passed by Libyan court in single case
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Libyan MP hurt as shots fired in row outside parliament
Firing breaks out after row escalates between members of the presidential guard
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French rescue vessel Aquarius stranded again, seeks port
Aquarius picked up 141 people in two separate operations half of them children
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Woman, small child found dead in deflated dinghy off Libya
There were 165 migrants aboard the second dinghy--including 34 women and 12 children
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France, Malta will take 50 rescued migrants each: PM
Earlier Italy and Malta were at loggerheads again over who will offer safe harbour to 450 migrants
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Brent oil falls more than $2 after Trump tariff threat, Libya ports reopen
Libyan oil production fell to 527,000 bpd from a high of 1.28 million bpd in February following the port closures
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Three babies dead, 100 missing in shipwreck off Libya
About 120 migrants were aboard out of which 16 people have been rescued from the inflatable dinghy
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US Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban on Muslims
Verdict paves way for ban on five mainly Muslim nations - Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen
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Libya strongman hands oil ports to unrecognised eastern authority
UN-backed unity government based in Tripoli struggles to assert its authority outside west
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Survivors report 220 migrants drowned off Libya in recent days: UNHCR
Libyan coast guard picked up 762 migrants trying to reach Italy in rubber boats
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Five migrants die and more than 100 rescued off Libya
Libya is a key departure point for thousands of migrants hoping to reach Europe
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Migrants on stranded rescue ship head for Spain
Hundreds of migrants stranded for days on an aid ship in the Mediterranean, refused by Italy and Malta
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Traffickers kill 12 migrants trying to flee Libya camp: UN
People traffickers and kidnappers run around 20 detention centres in the town
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Scepticism as France convenes Libya peace conference
The main focus of the meeting will be on trying to agree a political road map
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Nearly 1,500 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in two days
On Friday alone, seven separate operations picked up 1,050 people trying to cross to Europe
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At least 7 dead in Benghazi attack: security source
Bomb exploded near Tibesti hotel, where many people go to celebrate during the month of Ramazan
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Libyan commander declares 'zero hour' for campaign to take city
Derna is the last major bastion of opposition to Haftar’s Libyan National Army in the east
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Libya's women footballers struggle on and off pitch
They have shown amazing resilience against both patriarchal culture and violent extremism
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Libyan coastguards recover bodies of 11 migrants
More than 80 migrants survived the incident off the city of Sabratha
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US, world powers warned 'fuelling Syrian war may lead to WWIII'
Pakistan's ex-envoy to UN also cautions Muslim countries on remaining divided at the critical juncture
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Prisoner or free man? Mystery surrounds Gaddafi's son Seif
He has not been seen or heard of since June 2014
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Eight killed in suicide attack in eastern Libya: security officer
Suicide attacker explodes his vehicle at a barricade manned by forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar
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Sarkozy: the ex-president and his legal problems
Sarkozy denies all allegations and portrays them as the work of angry members of the former Libyan regime
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Libya boat tragedy: No progress in probe over human trafficking
Eight FIRs were registered by FIA after January 31 boat capsize
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Libya plans to boost private sector for better employment of young people
Al Amin says, they are working with government agencies to develop a roadmap to support private sector
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Libyans mark 7 years since protests that ousted Kadhafi
Government of National Accord fails to assert its authority across country
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UN envoys take on mission impossible
Envoys brave through conflicted regions
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2 killed, 143 wounded as explosion hits mosque in Libya's Benghazi
An explosion hit the mosque during Friday prayers
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UN hopes for Libya elections 'by end of 2018'
UN said electoral law still needs to be adopted and the security situation is not ready
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Libya forces may be colluding with migrant smugglers: UN report
Human trafficking possibly powered by state funds used by armed groups reveals UN report
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Seven suspected people smugglers held after Libya incident
FIA raids in Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin and Gujranwala yielded arrests
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Desperate — and drowned
Pakistanis illegal migrants to Europe pushed across shores off coast of Libya
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90 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, believed dead in shipwreck off Libya
Rescue workers say ten bodies, two Libyan and eight Pakistani nationals, have been recovered
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Twin car bombs kill at least 22 in Libya's Benghazi
Chaos pervades in the oil rich country