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Belhadj set to run for public office

Belhadj set to run for public office

(Reuters) One of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders said on Tuesday he had registered his newly founded party for June’s election for a transitional national assembly, swapping his post for a run at public office. Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a former Islamist militant who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in last year’s revolt, has considerable resources and a well-organized network of [...]

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

A human rights organisation has called on Nato to compensate survivors of airstrikes in Libya which it says killed dozens of civilians. At least 72 people, a third of them under the age of 18, were killed by Nato airstrikes, according to a report by Human Rights Watch – one of the most extensive investigations [...]

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Belhadj set to run for public office

Belhadj set to run for public office

(Reuters) One of Libya’s most powerful militia leaders said on Tuesday he had registered his newly founded party for June’s election for a transitional national assembly, swapping his post for a run at public office. Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a former Islamist militant who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in last year’s revolt, has considerable resources and a well-organized network of [...]

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

A human rights organisation has called on Nato to compensate survivors of airstrikes in Libya which it says killed dozens of civilians. At least 72 people, a third of them under the age of 18, were killed by Nato airstrikes, according to a report by Human Rights Watch – one of the most extensive investigations [...]

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Libya and Egypt qualifiers to be played without fans

Libya and Egypt qualifiers to be played without fans

(AP) -FIFA says next month’s World Cup qualifiers involving Egypt and Libya will be played without fans while security arrangements for matches in Mali, Nigeria and Kenya are being scrutinized. The world football body tells The Associated Press that Egypt-Mozambique in Alexandria and Libya-Cameroon in Sfax, Tunisia will be behind closed doors. FIFA says the [...]

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

HRW calls for compensation for airstrikes

A human rights organisation has called on Nato to compensate survivors of airstrikes in Libya which it says killed dozens of civilians. At least 72 people, a third of them under the age of 18, were killed by Nato airstrikes, according to a report by Human Rights Watch – one of the most extensive investigations [...]

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Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for Benghazi-based Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) said last week the company had cut output by 30,000 [...]

Fighting in the Capital

Fighting in the Capital

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest [...]

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Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for Benghazi-based Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) said last week the company had cut output by 30,000 [...]

Fighting in the Capital

Fighting in the Capital

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest [...]

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Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libya police put end to protest at oil firm Agoco

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for Benghazi-based Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) said last week the company had cut output by 30,000 [...]

Fighting in the Capital

Fighting in the Capital

Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest oil company for two weeks, securing the offices and arresting some demonstrators overnight, officials said on Wednesday. Libyan security forces have put an end to a protest that closed off the headquarters of the country’s biggest [...]

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