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# Libya

British man, New Zealand woman found shot dead on Tripoli beach

The British Foreign Office said it is “urgently seeking” further information.

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Jan 2nd 2014, 9:42 PM

# benghazi

Suicide bomb kills seven at Libyan checkpoint

The death toll is likely to rise, according to witnesses on scene.

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Dec 22nd 2013, 8:26 AM

# State of the nations

So what is left of the Arab Spring?

It is the third anniversary of the Tunisian protest which sparked a flame across the Middle East and North Africa.

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Dec 21st 2013, 9:45 AM

# News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

Everybody’s talking about the aid crisis in the Philippines, Labour senator injured and the ASTI’s refusal to accept the Haddington Road deal.

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Nov 16th 2013, 8:03 PM

# Libya

At least 31 killed, more than 200 injured in Libya gun attack

Gunmen opened fire on a crowd demanding their disbandment, officials say.

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Nov 16th 2013, 7:40 AM

# Boat tragedy

Police say Italian shipwreck migrants were raped and tortured

“They forced us to watch our men being tortured with various methods including batons [and] electric shocks to the feet. Whoever rebelled was tied up”.

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Nov 8th 2013, 3:59 PM

# Libya

Car bomb explodes outside Swedish and Finnish consulates in Libya

Nobody was killed in the blasts, officials confirmed.

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Oct 11th 2013, 4:26 PM

# Libya

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed just hours after kidnapping

The pre-dawn seizure of Zeidan came five days after US commandos embarrassed and angered Libya’s government.

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Oct 10th 2013, 11:05 AM

# capture

Libya demands explanation from US over raid

Libya has asked for clarifications regarding the abduction of an al-Qaida leader in Tripoli.

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Oct 7th 2013, 10:44 AM

# us raids

Raids show terrorists "can run but they can't hide" --- John Kerry

US forces captured a suspect in the 1988 US embassy bombings during a raid in Libya. Another raid, targeting a militant in Somalia, was aborted after a gun battle.

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Oct 6th 2013, 2:05 PM

# counterterrorism

US stages raids targeting Islamist leaders in Africa

A Libyan militant suspected in the 1998 US embassy bombings was captured by US forces. A leader of the Shabab group was targeted in southern Somalia in a second raid.

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Oct 6th 2013, 8:03 AM

Voices

Column: Full, unimpeded access for all doctors is immediately needed in Syria

It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.

Oct 1st 2013, 1:00 PM

# Prime Numbers

Clerys, credit unions and clashes: The week in numbers

Plus: How many people have visited the church in Spain with the botched fresco of Jesus?

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Aug 17th 2013, 7:30 PM

# Libya

Gaddafi's compound will be turned into an amusement park

The Bab al-Aziziya compound covers several square hectares of prime real estate in central Tripoli.

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Jul 16th 2013, 7:48 PM

# Post-Gaddafi

Is the European Union funding the torture of refugees in Libya?

Amnesty International says European funding to secure Libyan borders is resulting in ‘holding centres’ where abuses occur.

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Jun 20th 2013, 7:15 AM

# World Cup 2014

‘They threatened to keep my passport if I didn’t sign’ – Eamon Zayed

The out-of-contract striker is weighing up his options and concentrating on international football after finiding himself in a sticky situation.

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Jun 11th 2013, 7:50 AM

# Libyan Leaving

Irish teachers still owed €142,000 for teaching Libyan Leaving Certs

The Department of Education says it has only just learned that teachers were left with unpaid wages from two years ago.

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May 29th 2013, 9:13 PM

Voices

Column: What role does oil play in modern day wars?

While we can’t definitively rule out the possibility that the US attacking Iraq and Libya to seize control of their oil supplies, when all factors are considered one thing is missing from this hypothesis: a compelling reason, writes Scott Fitzsimons.

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May 7th 2013, 7:00 AM

# Lockerbie

Libya delays Lockerbie verdict on Gaddafi ministers

The verdict in the case of two officials from the ousted dictator’s regime, who have been accused of “financial crimes” connected to compensation for the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing, has been postponed today.

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May 6th 2013, 4:06 PM

# Syria

Navan teenager killed in Syria after joining rebels

Shamseddin Gaidan, 16, is believed to have joined the rebels after returning to his native Libya last summer.

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Feb 23rd 2013, 3:15 PM

# you told us

Top readers' comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the best, the most popular and the most commented-on pieces from the past week. Did you make it in?

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Feb 23rd 2013, 11:00 AM

# live export

Almost 3,000 live cattle to be exported to Libya tomorrow

Animal rights groups have criticised the export but the department said it enforces a strict system of transport rules.

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Feb 19th 2013, 2:09 PM

# Libya

Dutch, Britons and Germans warned to leave Benghazi following threat

The call was made in response to what was described as an imminent threat against Westerners.

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Jan 24th 2013, 6:25 PM

# Kidnapping

US journalist kidnapped in Syria six weeks ago is still missing

James Foley went missing six weeks ago but news of his kidnap is only emerging now after his family broke their silence. It is the second time he has been kidnapped in recent years.

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Jan 2nd 2013, 7:01 PM

# Scandal

Senior US official quits over damning Benghazi report

The report into the attack on the US consulate in Libya on 11 September was scathing, finding evidence of major security failures and mismanagement.

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Dec 20th 2012, 8:31 AM

# US

Disgraced CIA chief to testify before Congress: reports

David Petraeus will testify before Congress after all about the attack on the US consulate in Libya which killed US Ambassador Christopher Stephens and three other Americans.

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Nov 14th 2012, 5:30 PM

# sitdown sunday

Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads

The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.

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Nov 11th 2012, 10:30 AM

# In Pictures

In 99 PHOTOS: the 2012 US Presidential Election

The 99 pictures that tell the story of the US Presidential Election campaign of 2012.

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Nov 5th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Libya

Libya claims arrest of ex-Gaddafi spokesperson, but he denies it

The public face of the Gaddafi regime, Moussa Ibrahim, has denied in audio message that he has been arrested but there has been no confirmation it is him.

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Oct 21st 2012, 11:13 AM

# Libya

Evidence of mass murder after Gaddafi's death

A new Human Rights Watch report suggests opposition militias summarily executed at least 66 captured members of Gaddafi’s convoy in the late dictator’s hometown of Sirte.

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Oct 17th 2012, 8:02 AM