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FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2020, file photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace, Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 in Paris. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has given his support to a transitional government that would lead neighboring Libya through elections late this year. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Egypt's president says he supports interim Libya government

By Samy Magdy Feb. 07, 2021 07:12 AM EST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen on a computer monitor at United Nations headquarters as he speaks during a virtual high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council meeting on safeguarding international peace and security and global governance in the post-COVID-19 era happening during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Latest: China, U.S., Russia trade blame over pandemic

By The Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 10:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Libya's Tripoli- based gov suspends minister after shooting

Aug. 28, 2020 05:56 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Rights group urges release of abducted Libyan protesters

By Samy Magdy Aug. 26, 2020 11:25 AM EDT

Libyan oil company resumes exports after months of blockade

Jul. 10, 2020 01:24 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s national oil company announced Friday it has resumed crude exports, ending a months-long blockade that eastern tribes had called to...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2020, file photo, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Lahore, Pakistan. Guterres expressed hope Tuesday, June 23, 2020 that Israel will hear global calls and will not go ahead with annexation of parts of the West Bank, which would undermine a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudhry, File)
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented'

By Edith M. Lederer Jul. 08, 2020 02:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya. ON Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, the National Oil Corporation in Libya says that a decision by east-based forces to choke off oil exports from its territory has threatened to throttle much of the country’s oil production. Powerful tribal groups loyal to Gen. Khalifa Hifter, whose forces control much of eastern Libya, seized several large export terminals along the eastern coast as well as southern oil fields in a challenge to the rival U.N.-backed government based in Tripoli, which collects revenues from oil production. The move has ratcheted up tensions ahead of an international peace summit to end the civil war. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
Libya oil company: Russian mercenaries enter major oilfield

Jun. 26, 2020 12:54 PM EDT

Police forensic officers search near the scene of a fatal multiple stabbing attack in Forbury Gardens, central Reading, England, Monday June 22, 2020. The English town of Reading is mourning for three people stabbed to death on Saturday in what is being treated as a terror attack. Residents gathered for a moment of silence Monday as police questioned the suspected lone wolf attacker. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
English town mourns victims of suspected terror attack

By Danica Kirka And Jill Lawless Jun. 22, 2020 09:41 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2020 file photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens. A spokesman said late Wednesday, June 3, 2020, that forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Libya have captured a key airport in Tripoli from rival troops attempting to take control of the capital for over a year. The fall of Tripoli International Airport came two days after the U.N. announced Libya’s warring parties agreed to resume cease-fire talks following weeks of heavy fighting. Since 2015, Libya has been divided between two governments, one in the east and one in the west. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
Tripoli forces say they have ended siege of Libyan capital

By Noha Elhennawy Jun. 04, 2020 05:58 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2020, file, photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens. The U.S. military Tuesday, May 26, 2020 accused Russia of deploying fighter planes to conflict-stricken Libya to support Russian mercenaries aiding east-based forces in their offensive on the capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
UN envoy holds cease-fire talks with Libya's eastern forces

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 03, 2020 05:30 PM EDT

UN expects movement soon on new Libya cease-fire talks

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 02, 2020 05:55 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Tuesday it expects “things to get moving in the next few days” following the agreement by Libya’s warring parties...

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2020, file, photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens. The U.S. military Tuesday, May 26, 2020 accused Russia of deploying fighter planes to conflict-stricken Libya to support Russian mercenaries aiding east-based forces in their offensive on the capital, Tripoli. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)
UN: Libya's warring sides have agreed to restart peace talks

By Samy Magdy Jun. 01, 2020 09:37 PM EDT

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter looks on during his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in Athens, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. The commander of anti-government forces in war-torn Libya has begun meetings in Athens in a bid to counter Turkey's support for his opponents. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Libya's Hifter: Tripoli campaign to continue despite losses

By Samy Magdy May. 23, 2020 02:47 PM EDT

Libyan official: Tripoli forces seize another key town

By Noha Elhennawy May. 21, 2020 12:02 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with Libya’s U.N.-supported government in Tripoli said on Thursday that they have wrestled another key town from their rivals who...

Sparse traffic due to coronavirus, moves past the United Nations headquarters Friday, May 15, 2020, New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
UN official warns of escalating Libyan war citing foreigners

By Edith M. Lederer May. 19, 2020 06:41 PM EDT

Official: Libya's Tripoli forces take key base from rivals

By Samy Magdy May. 18, 2020 07:21 AM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with Libya's U.N.-supported government said Monday they have wrested control of a key military base on the outskirts of the country...

7 UN agencies urge Libya cease-fire to contain coronavius

By Edith M. Lederer May. 13, 2020 06:31 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Seven U.N. agencies called on Wednesday for a cease-fire in Libya to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, saying the international...

Libyan officials: Shelling at Tripoli's only working airport

By Samy Magdy May. 09, 2020 06:15 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — Fighting between forces loyal to rival governments over Libya’s capital intensified Saturday with heavy artillery shelling hitting the sole...

Libya gov't warns of escalation after attacks near embassies

May. 08, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
CAIRO (AP) — The head of Libya’s U.N.-supported government on Friday warned of an escalation in the battle for Tripoli after rockets struck near foreign...

FILE - In this May 21, 2019 file photo, Tripoli government forces clash with forces led by Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter, south of the capital Tripoli, Libya. Two Libyan militia commanders and a Syrian war monitor group say Turkey is deploying Syrian extremists to fight in Libya's civil war. These extremists are affiliated with groups like al-Qaida and the Islamic State. They're fighting as mercenaries on behalf of the United Nations-supported government in Libya. The Libyan sources told The Associated Press that Turkey has airlifted more than 2,500 foreign fighters into Tripoli, and that “dozens” are extremist-affiliated. (AP Photo/Hazem Ahmed, File)
Libyan official: 5 killed, dozens wounds in Tripoli shelling

By Noha Elhennawy May. 07, 2020 10:06 AM EDT