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UN mission publishes Libyan views on political process
The Libya Observer
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has published the results of a two-month public opinion survey on the political process, involving more than 26,000 people across the country. The findings will help shape a new political...
Libya’s youth praised for strong turnout in municipal elections
The Libya Observer
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The Minister of Youth, Fathallah Al-Zunni, has hailed what he described as the “remarkable and effective” participation of young people in the country’s second round of municipal council elections for 2025. Al-Zunni said more than 25 young men and...
Libyan Parliament holds plenary session on 2025 draft budget
Panapress
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August 18, 2025
18 august 2025 - 12:06:37 MA/BBA/WA 418 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's House of Representatives on Monday began a plenary session at its headquarters in the eastern city of Benghazi to review the draft finance law for...
42% of respondents in online poll by UN mission in Libya prioritise elections to end political crisis
Panapress
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August 18, 2025
18 august 2025 - 11:54:46 MA/BBA 101 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Forty-two per cent of people polled online by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) have opted for elections to solve political crisis in the...
Standard Chartered risks being dragged into US political war
The Times
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When Bill Winters celebrated a decade as chief executive of Standard Chartered in June, he conceded it had taken years to convince investors that his team had “cleaned up the problems” at the FTSE 100 bank. The task he faced when joining the...
VIDEO: Libya farm owner unleashes his pet lion on Egyptian worker
Gulf Today
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August 18, 2025
A shocking video that recently went viral on social media has ignited widespread outrage in both Libya and Egypt, after it showed a Libyan farm owner deliberately unleashing a lion on an Egyptian worker. The video, which quickly circulated across...
As Boats Sail from Libya, Greece Swings Right on Migration
Inkstick Media
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August 18, 2025
After Ahmed left Egypt, he made the journey through Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea to the Greek island of Crete. He carried with him not just the dream of a better future but the hope to survive. “Our trip was difficult,” he said. “We were...
Resumption of Flights Between Libya and Syria After More Than a Decade of Suspension
Tunisie Numerique
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August 18, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli received at dawn on Monday the first Syrian Airlines flight in over ten years, marking a new chapter in the resumption of air travel and the strengthening of ties between...
Tamer Ashour to Present First-Ever Concert in Libya on August 21
Sada Elbalad
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August 18, 2025
Mon 18 Aug 2025 | 12:46 PM Egyptian superstar Tamer Ashour will perform live at the Turkish Palace Square, in Al Kish, Libya, on Thursday, August 21. He is set to present several of his popular and latest songs. The evening will also feature...
Marda: Municipal elections turnout is preliminary and results will be announced within 21 days
The Libya Update
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August 18, 2025
A 71 percent turnout announced so far is only preliminary, High Electoral Commission member Abu Bakr Marda said in a phone interview with Libya Al-Ahrar TV, adding that counting is still underway and final results will be released later. He...
Amnesty International goes to bat for Christians in Libya
SRN News
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August 18, 2025
Amnesty International goes to bat for Christians in Libya (SRN NEWS)-The human rights organization says the recent trials of 11 believers were a sham and all of the defendants should be released immediately. The Christians were accused of various...
First Damascus-Tripoli Flight Lands at Mitiga, Reviving Air Link Between Syria and Libya
The Libya Update
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August 18, 2025
Tripoli – The first Syrian Airlines flight from Damascus International Airport arrived at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli early Monday, marking a new step in strengthening Libyan-Syrian cooperation in air transport and facilitating the...
Combating Migration in the Green Mountain: We Demand to Update the Law and Toughen Penalties for Smugglers
The Libya Update
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August 18, 2025
The head of the Green Mountain branch for Combating Illegal Migration, Brigadier General Ramzi Ramadan Al-Hassi, stated that the agency continues its work in accordance with Law No. (19) of 2010 concerning combating illegal migration, which...
A new king? The Haftar dynasty's challenge to Libya's future
The New Arab
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August 18, 2025
Contrary to numerous news reports, General Khalifa Haftar, the powerful military leader of the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), did not publicly announce the appointment of his youngest son, Saddam, as his deputy during a speech on 9...
South Asia Theatre: Great Power Politics, US, Pakistan & Terrorism
Free Press Journal
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August 18, 2025
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (L) & US President Donald Trump (R) | File Pic Once again, the pursuit of peace and cooperation among nations in South Asia has become more elusive than ever before. Having been a victim of terrorism itself,...
Senator Ted Cruz Urges President Trump to Officially Recognize Somaliland Amid Rising Strategic Importance and Pro-Israel Alignment
[your]NEWS
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August 18, 2025
By Gloria Ogbonna U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who serves as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, has officially called on President Donald Trump to grant formal diplomatic recognition to the...
UNSMIL announces results of online survey to be used as a guide to proposing initiative to break Libya’s political deadlock
Libya Herald
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August 18, 2025
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced yesterday the results of its online survey, which was open for two months, on the four options proposed by the Advisory Committee to break the political deadlock in Libya. Only 22,500...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 8.18.25
Florida Politics
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August 18, 2025
Good Monday morning. Welcome to the world — Brooks Allan Grissom, the son of Kristen and Mike Grissom (she is at Bascom Communications and Consulting, he is at Buchanan Ingersoll Rooney PC). Brooks was born on Aug. 14 at 10:25 a.m., weighing 8...
UN survey reveals mixed views on Libya’s path to elections
Libyan Express
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August 18, 2025
UN roadmap draws mixed reactions in nationwide Libya pollThe United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has released the results of a nationwide opinion poll that gathered responses from more than 22,500 Libyans over a two-month period. The...
Four Nigerians killed in Libya, South Africa
Business Day
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August 18, 2025
Two Nigerians have died in Libya under circumstances suspected to be linked to poisoning, while two others were brutally shot dead in South Africa. In Libya, the deceased, identified only as Collins and Osas, were reported to have passed away in...