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Members of Libya’s House of Representatives and the High National Election Commission (HNEC) will hold a UN-sponosred meeting tomorrow in Italy preparing the parliamentary and presidential elections law, said Miftah Koueider, a member of parliament.

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Members of Tobruk Association for Heritage and Historical Studies discovered a military site east of Tobruk city dating back to 1936, which is considered a landmark and symbol of the Second World War period, part of it took place in Tobruk area.
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Italy will host, starting next Sunday, a series of talks that may be decisive in “saving” the Libyan elections scheduled for December 24, reported Italian news agency Nova.

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Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and the Italian ambassador to Greece Patrizia Falcinelli discussed the situation in Libya during a Monday meeting at the headquarters of the Greek foreign ministry.

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Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio denied on Wednesday claims that his government is providing funds for the Libyan Coast Guard, after several NGOs called for Italian funding to be halted due to human rights violations committed by Libya’s guard.

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Laura Boldrini, a member of Italian Chamber of Deputies, has called on her country’s parliament not to human rights violations committed by the Libyan Coast Guard, following a shooting incident against migrants.

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Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar discussed on Tuesday the situation in Libya, among other issues of mutual concern during a meeting in Istanbul, according to the Turkish defense ministry.

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Luigi Di Maio, Italy’s Foreign Minister, announced on Wednesday that he will visit Libya “in the coming weeks” to continue “essential diplomatic action”.

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Luigi Di Maio, Italy’s Foreign Minister, said on Wednesday that holding elections in Libya at the end of the year remains “uncertain” due to the stalemate in defining a constitutional and legal basis for the elections by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF).

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Italy launched an investigation against the Libyan Coast Guards after footage emerged last week, which appeared to show the guards firing shots on a boat full of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.

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