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Libya's parliament approves appointment of Belqasem as new central bank governor
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s eastern parliament on Monday agreed to appoint Naji Mohamed Issa Belqasem as the new central bank governor after the former governor, Sadiq al-Kabir, was fired last month by the presidential council in the capital, Tripoli. Parliament spokesperson Abdullah...
Libyan authorities order detention of militia leader over killing of UN-sanctioned human trafficker
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s chief prosecutor ordered the detention of a militia leader and one of his aides pending an investigation into the killing of one of the country’s most notorious human traffickers. Mohamed Bahroun, commander of the First Support Battalion and an influential...
A Libyan human trafficker sanctioned by the UN has been killed in Tripoli, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s most wanted human traffickers was killed Sunday in the capital, Tripoli, Libyan officials said, fueling tension in the western part of the North African country. Abdel-Rahman Milad, who commanded a coast guard unit in the western town of Zawiya and was...
Libya’s powerful central bank governor is fired as country's deep divisions persist
CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya's dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country's powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country. The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the...
Militia infighting kills at least 9 in Libya’s capital, officials say
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya's capital terrorized residents and killed about a dozen people, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday. The hours-long clashes, which involved heavy...
