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The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 593 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 10 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 12 others died of the virus, while 2,415 have recovered during the same reporting period.

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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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429 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 9 percent of the infection rate, according to a Friday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC).

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Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Wednesday accused Belgium of seeking to seize €14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Libyan assets frozen by the United Nations since 2011, AFP reported yesterday.

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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…