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UN announces initiative to overcome political deadlock in Libya

Dec. 16, 2024 18:11 PM EST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Libya announced a new initiative Monday to overcome a three-year deadlock and move the divided oil-rich North African nation toward a national election. The U.N. deputy special envoy for Libya, Stephanie Koury, told the U.N. Security...

Gunmen clash in a Libyan city and fires erupt at a nearby oil refinery

Dec. 15, 2024 06:43 AM EST

CAIRO (AP) — Clashes broke out Sunday between armed groups in a western Libyan city, trapping residents in their homes and causing fires in the country’s second largest oil refinery, officials said. The fighting in the coastal city of Zawiya, about 47 kilometers (about 30 miles)...