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A Libyan rebel stands guard on top of a roof overlooking thousands performing noon prayers in Revolution Square in Benghazi on May 13, 2011. (Saeed Khan/ AFP)

February 25th, 2018 - 12:31 GMT

Libya First Overseas Destination for Turkey’s Construction Sector: Minister

Turkish economy minister Nihat Zeybekci said Libya was one of the first few overseas destinations for the Turkish construction sector.

Libyan militia in Tripoli. (AFP/File)

February 7th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Libya’s ‘turf wars’ leaves seven dead in Tripoli

As weather conditions are to improve with the coming of spring, a surge is expected in the number of refugees taking to the Mediterranean Sea on the perilous journey to Europe. (AFP/File)

February 2nd, 2017 - 10:00 GMT

Libya will allow NATO and EU into its waters to tackle people smuggling

Daesh took advantage of the turmoil in the country, taking over a strip of coastal land, including Sirte, in June 2015. (AFP/File)

October 4th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

US airstrikes pound positions in Sirte, Libya

Nearly 500 tons of toxic materials from Libya's chemical weapons stockpile were transferred to a facility in northern Germany this week. (AFP/File)

September 10th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Germany begins destroying Gaddafi-era chemical weapons from Libya

Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) hold a position in the area known as District Three in the west of the coastal city of Sirte on September 3, 2016 as they attack the last positions of Daesh in the city. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

September 5th, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Clashes in Sirte leave 11 Libyan soldiers dead

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed government on August 28, 2016 in Sirte during a military operation to clear IS group jihadists from the city. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

August 30th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Libyan forces close in on Daesh in Sirte stronghold

Fighters from the pro-government forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Unity (GNA) walk on August 3, 2016 in Sirte during an operation against Daesh. (AFP/File)

August 10th, 2016 - 05:49 GMT

US sends troops to Libya

Ashour Bourashed, Libya's delegate to the Arab League, looks on during Monday's emergency meeting. (AFP/File)

August 8th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Egyptian FM to meet Libyan parliament delegation

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government patrol the entrance of Sirte as they advance to recapture the city from the Daesh group on June 10, 2016 (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

August 3rd, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Obama: US bombing Libya is in our national interest

The US consulate main entrance in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. (AFP/Abdullah Doma)

June 29th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Benghazi investigation: No wrongdoing by Clinton, ‘failure to foresee’ threat

Migrants wait in line at the Metiga Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli on March 11, 2016 ahead of their repatriation to their countries of origin by the Libyan authorities. (AFP/Mahmud Turkia)

March 17th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Egypt’s Sisi warns West against military intervention in Libya

UN Secretary General in Libya, Ali Al-Zaatari. (AFP/File)

February 23rd, 2016 - 05:30 GMT

Libya faces looming humanitarian crisis