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Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh announced on Sunday that he will run for president in the upcoming elections on December 24; a move which was met with public criticism as the interim premier overrides Article 12 of presidential elections law.

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Ankara confirmed today that seven Turkish nationals, held by the Libyan National Army (LNA) for over two years, have been released and brought back to Turkey.

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The upcoming Libyan elections on December 24 will allow Italy and Europe to stabilize the war-torn country, said Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.

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The Libyan National Army (LNA) has secretly released seven Turkish soldiers whom were captured by LNA forces in Tripoli over two years ago, a source told The Libya Update.

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Over 75 migrants drowned on Wednesday after departing from Libya, said the International Organization on Migration (IOM) today.

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Khaled Al-Mishri, the chairman of the High Council of State, said on Friday that he wants the upcoming elections on December 24 to be postponed until February next year as he considers the ongoing electoral process to be “flawed” and “strange”.

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 The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, submitted papers on Saturday to stand in presidential elections, which are scheduled for December 24.

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302 migrants were intercepted at sea last night in three operations before being brought back to Libya, said the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today.

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Aguila Saleh, the Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, publicly announced that he will run for president in the elections on December 24.

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Libya’s former prime minister Ali Zeidan announced today that he will run for president in the elections on December after…