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The United States Special Envoy and Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, met on Friday with Chairman of the High National Election Commission (HNEC) Imad al-Sayeh to discuss American support for the upcoming general elections on December 24.

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The leader of Libya’s Presidential Council arrived today in Tobruk, which will be the starting point of a tour across other cities based in the country’s eastern region of Cyrenaica, the council announced.

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The purpose of today’s visit to Turkey by Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush is to try to “smooth the corners” with the Turks regarding the withdrawal of their forces ahead of upcoming ‘Libya Stability’ conference on October 21 which is hosted by Tripoli, Italian news agency Nova reports.

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A Coast Guard patrol saved 70 migrants off Libya’s western coast, said the Tripoli-based Libyan Navy on Wednesday.

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Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush arrived today in Ankara, where she held talks with her Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

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The Libyan government’s private jet has landed in the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi this evening, according to online plane traffic data.

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Libya’s Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush will arrive in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Thursday, October 14, according to the Turkish foreign ministry.

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A soldier of the Libyan National Army (LNA) was killed in western Libya on Wednesday morning, the LNA’s 444th Combat Brigade announced today.

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Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh held talks on Wednesday with Presidential Council Chairman Mohamed al-Menfi about the latest dispute surrounding a number of Cyrenaica-based government officials who recently disavowed Dbeibeh.

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Security forces in Tripoli used “unnecessary and disproportionate” force to detain migrants, shooting dead some of those trying to escape, the UN human rights office has said as it demanded an inquiry into the violence.

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