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Pipeline Leak Sparks Shutdown at Libya’s Hamada Oil Field
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Saturday that a crude oil pipeline rupture near the western city of Zawiya forced an abrupt shutdown of operations at the Hamada oil field. According to the NOC, the leak occurred in the...
Crude Oil Leak Disrupts Production in Libya
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May 26, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported on Saturday that a rupture in a crude oil conduit occurred close to the western city of Zawiya, leading to an immediate suspension of output at the Hamada oil field. According to the NOC,...
Libya Extends Condolences for Iran’s Explosion Victims
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya's Foreign Ministry extended condolences on Sunday following a devastating explosion at an Iranian port. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the State of Libya expresses sincere condolences and heartfelt...
US operates a strategy to relocate Palestinians to Libya
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May 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The White House has refuted the allegation that the government of the US Leader Donald Trump is operating a strategy to forever reposition approximately one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, as this statement has been reported,...
UN, Libyan powers establish truce committee
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and Libya's Presidential Council, affiliated with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah's Tripoli-based government, have established a joint truce committee to work towards a permanent...
Authorities Announce Discovery of 58 Unidentified Bodies in Libya's Tripoli
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Libyan authorities announced the discovery of 58 unidentified bodies that had been stored for a prolonged period within a morgue at Abu-Saleem Hospital in southern Tripoli. The Interior Ministry stated on Facebook that the morgue was...
UN, Libyan Authorities Form Truce Committee
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May 20, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has declared the establishment of a "truce committee" in coordination with Libya’s Presidential Council. This move follows recent violent confrontations in Tripoli. According to...
Trump considers deporting migrants to conflict-torn Sudan
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) The U.S. Supreme Court has approved the government's request to deport migrants to third-party countries, including conflict-ridden nations like Libya and South Sudan, regardless of the migrants' countries of origin. This ruling overturns...
UN, Libya Forge Joint Truce Committee After Tripoli Clashes
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May 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced Sunday the creation of a joint truce committee with Libya's Presidency Council, the supreme commander of the Libyan Army. Formed in the wake of recent deadly clashes in...
Trump Administration Considers Gaza Relocation Plan to Libya: Report
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) A report by a news outlet claims that the Trump administration is actively exploring a proposal to permanently move as many as one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. The White House has denied the allegation. Since assuming office...
US Considers Permanent Relocation of Gazans to Libya
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) According to a report by a news agency, the administration of U.S. Leader Donald Trump is allegedly developing a proposal to permanently transfer up to one million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya. The information was reportedly provided...
US plans on relocating Palestinians to Libya
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The Trump administration is allegedly considering a plan to relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to Libya, as reported by NBC, citing informed sources. However, the White House has rejected the claims. Since taking office in...
Groups Protest in Libyan Capital
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May 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Multiple factions organized protests on Friday in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following a series of violent incidents in the city. The gatherings took place in Martyrs' Square, where participants voiced their opposition to the current...
Libya Reports Discovery of Four Unidentified Bodies
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April 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Libyan authorities reported on Saturday that four unidentified bodies were discovered near the town of Zillah, approximately 750 km southeast of Tripoli. "Four bodies were found buried deep in the desert, specifically near the town of...
UNICEF: Libya’s Tripoli Violence Threatens Thousands of Children
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May 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The escalating conflict around Tripoli, Libya, has put nearly half a million children at risk, UNICEF warned on Wednesday. The humanitarian organization reported that children, families, and medical staff were trapped in hospitals,...
Deadly Overnight Clashes Rock Libya's capital, Claim Six Lives
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Violent overnight fighting in Libya's capital, Tripoli, resulted in at least six fatalities, according to emergency medical services on Tuesday. The Emergency Medicine and Support Center stated that "the Recovery Unit at the Emergency...
UN Mission Calls for Immediate Ceasefire in Libya
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has voiced serious concern over the resurgence of violent confrontations in the capital of the North African country. On Tuesday, the mission highlighted the severity of ongoing armed...
Tripoli-located Libyan administration announces capital secure
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May 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) announced on Tuesday that it has successfully wrapped up a security operation in the capital, Tripoli, following violent clashes triggered by the reported assassination of a top...
Powerful fighting continues in Libyan capital
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May 15, 2025
(MENAFN) restored stability and completed its military operations in the capital. Gunfire and explosions were reported into Wednesday across several districts, with eyewitnesses noting the mobilization of militias on major roads such as Al-Shat...
UN Urges Calm Amid Escalating Tensions in Libya's Capital
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May 13, 2025
(MENAFN) The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) urged for calm on Monday as military mobilization and escalating tensions were reported in Tripoli, Libya's capital. "UNSMIL is closely monitoring reports of the military build-up and...