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    Libya in transition

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    • Thursday, 6 September, 2018
      Libya’s political vacuum opens way for Isis, UN envoy warns

      Tripoli’s failure to exert control helps entrench Islamist group and local militias

    • Tuesday, 29 May, 2018
      Libyan leaders reach tentative deal to hold elections in December

      Pledge also made to work towards unifying country’s central bank

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2017
      Rival Libyan leaders hold first direct talks

      Diplomatic effort from head of UN-backed government Fayez al-Sarraj and military chief Khalifa Haftar

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2017
      Libya sovereign wealth fund chief to appeal to UN over frozen assets

      Ali Mahmoud seeks relief from sanctions on Libyan Investment Authority imposed in 2011

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2017
      Russian politics
      Libyan PM visits Moscow as Russian Mideast ambitions grow

      Trip by Fayez al-Sarraj is latest sign of expansion in region

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2016
      Instant InsightWilliam Wallis
      Why inaction in Libya will be costly

      The UN decision to arm the government is right, writes William Wallis

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2016
      Oil
      Political rivalry puts Libya’s oil lifeline at risk

      National Oil Corporation in Tripoli warns of oilfield shutdown if dispute with eastern rival persists

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2016
      African companies
      Libyan businesses look to new leaders for economic revival

      Industry pins hopes on fledgling unity government to end chaos that has shattered the economy

    • Tuesday, 19 January, 2016
      UK aware Libyan rebels included ‘extremist elements’

      Liam Fox says ‘there was no plan for regime change’ despite military action against Gaddafi

    • Tuesday, 19 January, 2016
      Libyan factions announce national unity government

      Move to end political chaos that has allowed Isis to gain foothold in oil and gas producer

    • Wednesday, 23 December, 2015
      The age of chivalry can show us how to help today’s refugees

      We must take effective and sustainable steps to stop people-smuggling, writes Albrecht von Boeselager

    • Wednesday, 1 April, 2015
      Head of Libya’s Islamist-backed government rejects dismissal

      Premier of Tripoli administration to consult armed supporters in nation ruled by two governments

    • Monday, 16 February, 2015
      Renzi plays down talk of Libya intervention by Italy

      Prime minister appeals for calm as anxiety mounts about security situation across Mediterranean

    • Monday, 16 February, 2015
      Egypt bombs jihadi targets in Libya after beheadings
    • Monday, 16 February, 2015
      Egyptian air strikes target Isis in Libya

      Attacks launched ‘to avenge’ killings of Egyptian Christians

    • Sunday, 14 December, 2014
      Oil
      Civil war threatens Libya’s eastern oil facilities

      Militias from Misurata attempt to seize control of al-Sidr terminal

    • Wednesday, 15 October, 2014
      Fighting erupts in Benghazi as renegade general battles Islamists

      Cairo denies reports that Egyptian fighters bombed Benghazi

    • Monday, 1 September, 2014
      Libya reappoints PM and asks him to form ‘crisis government’
    • Monday, 4 August, 2014
      Libya MPs defy Islamists to attend Tobruk swearing-in ceremony
    • Sunday, 3 August, 2014
      Rival militias battle for control of Tripoli
    • Thursday, 31 July, 2014
      European companies
      Italy’s Eni doubles net profit for second quarter
    • Monday, 9 June, 2014
      Supreme Court in Libya reinstates former prime minister
    • Friday, 16 May, 2014
      Aircraft and artillery attack Islamist militias in Benghazi
    • Sunday, 22 December, 2013
      Insider takes on fight against corruption in Libya
    • Thursday, 10 October, 2013
      Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed from abductors
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