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Libyan government forces overrun Tripoli militia HQ

Khalifa Ghwell, a self-declared prime minister, gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli. — Reuters photos

Would-be premier projects power in paralyzed Libya

Libyans gather in Tripoli’s Martyrs’ Square in preparation for celebrations marking the sixth anniversary of the start of the armed revolt that ousted longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi with the country still mired in chaos and insecurity. Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans see no reason to celebrate with power cuts, exorbitant prices and insecurity plaguing their daily lives. — AFP

Nothing to cheer about!

The Mediterranean Sea between Libya and Italy has become the main crossing point for asylum seekers and economic migrants seeking a better life in Europe. Last year, Italy recorded its record number of arrivals and many migrants drowned at sea. — File photo

Don’t dump migration crisis on US: Libya mayors

Security officers gather at the site of a car bombing near Italian Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday. Italy’s foreign ministry said the staff at its embassy are all safe after the car bombing “in the vicinity of the Italian and Egyptian embassies” in that city. — AP

Car blast near Italian embassy in Tripoli

Italian Interior Minister Marco Minniti gestures during a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, on Monday. — Reuters

Italy reopening embassy in Libya two years after closure

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Western powers meet Libyan PM over political standoff

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Libya intercepts 117 Europe-bound migrants

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Tripoli women lean toward yoga to escape Libya tensions

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Libyans arrest 200 migrants in Tripoli swoops

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Libyans regain hope with new unity govt head in Tripoli

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Libya at a dangerous crossroads

Martin Kobler, United Nations Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (R) speaks as he stands next to Khemaies Jhinaoui, Tunisian Foreign Minister, during the news conference after the 8th ministerial meeting of Libya's neighboring countries in Tunis last week. — Reuters

Libya unity govt blames rival faction for Tripoli airspace closure

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Deadline for new Libya unity govt extended

Libyan Wings parked in Malta, awaits clearance to fly to its home base in Tripoli. — Photo courtesy: AIN

Algeria suspends Libya flights

Fire rises from an oil tank in the port of Es Sider, in Ras Lanuf, Libya, in this file picture taken January 4, 2016. The attacks against Libya's biggest oil terminals were lethal and sustained. — Reuters

Libyan politicians try again

Abdelhamid El-Swei, in charge of transporting bodies to the cemetery for the Red Crescent, speaks with 29-year-old Tunisian Imad Ben Salem standing next to the grave of his brother at the Bir El-Osta Milad cemetery, dubbed by locals as the “cemetery of the unknown”, on the outskirts of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. — AFP

Waiting to leave Libya’s ‘cemetery of the unknown’

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‘If I had to, I would do it again’

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Four years since Gaddafi’s death, this month is now crucial for Libya

Lights out for movie houses in Libya’s ‘Mermaid of Med’

Lights out for movie houses in Libya’s ‘Mermaid of Med’