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Four Tunisians arrested for piracy over engine thefts from migrant boats
Men held in Sicily accused of intercepting vessels and demanding cash, phones and vital engines.
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Libya’s Fragile Deadlock
Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns made whirlwind visits to Benghazi and Tripoli on January 12, asking contending Libyan leaders to expel roughly a thousand Russian personnel and help..
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Libyan court suspends maritime deal with Türkiye
A Libyan court on Monday suspended a maritime and energy exploration deal signed with Türkiye last year as the North African country’s future is continuing to be in crisis amid political turmoil. The..
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Israel-Lebanon maritime deal juggles region’s security
Israel and Lebanon are expected to sign on to a Washington-mediated maritime border deal at a ceremony in Israel as early as Thursday, after the country’s highest court turned down a petition by..
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Operation IRINI finds cargo in breach of UN arms embargo
On 18 July, Operation IRINI conducted an inspection of the MV VICTORY RORO off the coast of Libya. The ship was found to be transporting vehicles to Libya in breach of the UN arms embargo.
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Groundhog day in Libya
‘Libya has two prime ministers. Again. Groundhog day,’ Anas El Gomati, Director of Libya’s Sadeq Institute think tank, tweeted recently. Once again, the chronically troubled country has two rival..
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Libyan Parliament Sets Parliamentary Elections for January 2022
On Monday, the Libyan Parliament approved a law for parliamentary elections to take place a month after the planned 24 December presidential elections.
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Inside the latest mission to save migrants in the Mediterranean
This is the time of the year when small flimsy boats, known in Spanish as pateras, try to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. The central Mediterranean route is the most dangerous way to reach..
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