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Libya’s Attorney-General Siddiq Al-Sour denied that migrants were killed by security forces in Tripoli during an anti-migrant crackdown earlier this month and claimed that such reports are “false” , according to a statement released yesterday by the attorney-general’s office.

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Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush spoke on the phone yesterday with her Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio to discuss “bilateral cooperation” and “follow-up to the Stabilisation Conference”, according to the Italian foreign ministry.

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Representatives of Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Committee convened a meeting in Cairo today to discuss their action plan for the withdrawal of foreign forces. The meeting was also attended by the U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Ján Kubiš as well as the representatives of Chad, Niger, and Sudan.

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The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) called in a statement Wednesday on those wishing to run for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections to quickly prepare and complete the required documents in accordance with the regulating legislation.
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The recent violent clashes that took place in the western city of Zawiya was aimed at disrupting the upcoming elections, claims Libyan analyst Mohamed Eljarh.

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Members of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee will convene a meeting in Egypt soon to discuss removal of foreign forces from Libya’s southern region of Fezzan, said a committee member.

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A Turkish military plane was interpreted today while conducting a surveillance mission over the coast of Libya from Derna to the Gulf of Sirte, according to data provided by Flightradar 24.

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The Government of National Unity has decided to build a “technological city” in a small town in western Libya, which aims to be “a space for decision-makers, scientists, creators and innovator to embrace the outputs of higher education, leaked documents show.

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The Presidential Council has reportedly placed a controversial figure as head of the country’s central military district, Libyan newspaper Al-Marsad reports.

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Deputy Prime Minister Hussein al-Qatrani warned that neglecting the demands for fair representation of the eastern region of Cyrenaica could “fuels the situation”.

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