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At least 6 Tunisian police killed in ambush
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- Published on Monday, 09 July 2018 10:06
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At least six members of Tunisia’s security forces were killed on Sunday in an ambush in the northwest of the country close to the border with Algeria.
Migrant rescue boat heads for Spain after Italy, Malta reject it
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- Published on Monday, 02 July 2018 10:58
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A humanitarian boat carrying 59 migrants rescued off Libya was heading for Barcelona on Sunday after Italy and Malta, both much closer to the place of rescue, had refused to let it dock in their ports.
Libya oil exports grind to halt in political tussle
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- Published on Tuesday, 03 July 2018 11:00
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Libya's crucial oil exports from its production heartland ground to a halt on Monday in a financial showdown between the country's rival political administrations.
The crisis has slashed production, previously estimated at one million barrels per day, by 850 000 bpd, said the National Oil Corporation run by the Tripoli-based Government of National…
Libyan sentenced to 22 years over Benghazi attack
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- Published on Thursday, 28 June 2018 09:01
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Libyan Ahmed Abu Khattala was sentenced Wednesday in Washington to 22 years in prison for his role in the 2012 Benghazi attack that killed a US ambassador and three others.
Prosecutors were unable to convince a jury that Khattala, leader of a militant group who had been photographed watching the attack on September 11, 2012, was directly to blame…