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Limpet mine may have damaged Greek tanker off Libya in latest unexplained attack, sources say
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 1, 2025
By Jonathan Saul and Renee Maltezou LONDON/ATHENS (Reuters) -A limpet mine may have caused a blast that damaged a Greek tanker sailing off Libya’s coast last week, the fifth such incident to hit commercial shipping in the region in recent months,...
No Injuries or Pollution after Explosion at Oil Tanker off Libya
Asharq Al-Awsat
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June 30, 2025
An oil tanker carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil suffered an explosion off Libya on June 27 but no injuries or pollution were reported, a spokesperson for the operator TMS Tankers said on Monday. The Marshall Islands-flagged tanker...
Greece, EU to press Libya on migrant crossings as Mediterranean numbers surge
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The European Union ’s commissioner for migration says Europe will take a “firm” approach with authorities in Libya following a spike in illegal migration across the Mediterranean. Commissioner Magnus Brunner plans to travel...
Libya: Standoff with Libyans Prompts UNSMIL to Warn Public, Officials
The Tripoli Post
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June 29, 2025
Tripoli— The latest protests by Libyans against the United Nations Support Mission in Libya’s (UNSMIL) are deepening the distrust between the two parties and have prompted UNSMIL, for the first time since 2011, to remind both the Libyan public and...
Four Nigerian Women Trafficked To Libya Cry Out Over Dehumanisation, Plead For Rescue
Sahara Reporters
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Four Nigerian women trafficked to Libya have cried out for help, recounting harrowing experiences of exploitation, abuse, and inhumane treatment they are facing in the North African country. Speaking with SaharaReporters on the phone, the women,...
Greek PM Mitsotakis and Commissioner Brunner Discuss Curbing Migrant Flows from Libya
To Vima
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July 1, 2025
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with European Commissioner for Home Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner on July 1 at the Maximos Mansion in Athens to discuss pressing migration challenges, particularly the increasing migrant flows...
Libya hosts Arab Planning Institute meeting in Tripoli
The Libya Observer
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ThecMinistry of Planning hosted the second meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Planning Institute for the 2024–2025 term on Sunday in Tripoli, with participation from representatives of several Arab countries. The meeting, held at the...
Libya welcomes Rwanda -DRC peace agreement
The Libya Observer
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of National Unity has welcomed the signing of the peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In a statement, the ministry considered this agreement a critical...
Libya welcomes Rwanda and DRC peace agreement
Panapress
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June 29, 2025
29 june 2025 - 14:45:06 MA/BBA 133 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU) has expressed “great satisfaction” at the...
Libya’s eastern gov’t rejects Greek objections to deal with Türkiye
Hurriyet Daily News
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BENGHAZI Libya’s eastern-based government has firmly rejected recent Greek objections to the 2019 maritime boundary agreement signed between Türkiye and the Tripoli-based Libyan government, asserting that the deal remains legitimate under...
Mitsotakis says eastern Libya must take action against illegal migration
Kathimerini
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) talks with Magnus Brunner (L), European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, during their meeting in Athens, Greece, on 1 July 2025. [Orestis Panagiotou]/EPA] Greece on...
Libya, Türkiye defend deal as Greece sustains objection
Sabah
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June 29, 2025
Greece is pushing again against a 2019 maritime deal between Türkiye and Libya. After Ankara, Libya’s eastern Benghazi-based government on Saturday rejected recent remarks from Greek officials about the legitimacy of the deal. Libyan Prime...
Chairman Of Libyan Presidential Council Calls On International Community To Support Libya In Launching Sustainable Development Projects
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed Al Menfi called on the international community to support his country's efforts to implement genuine structural reforms and contribute to launching sustainable development...
FM: Turkey-Libya Maritime MoU lacks Any Basis in Int’l Law
To Vima
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June 30, 2025
Greece’s foreign minister on Monday again revisited the issue of the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement – which Athens considers as illegal, baseless and invalid – repeating that it lacks any basis in international law. George Gerapetritis was...
An oil tanker exploded near Libya — it had recently entered a Russian port
Babel
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The Vilamoura tanker, carrying a million barrels of oil, exploded near Libya. The vessel had previously entered a Russian port. Bloomberg writes about this. According to a spokesman for TMS Tankers, the explosion caused water to enter the vessel,...
Oil tanker explosion off Libya: Russian port stops raise strategic concerns
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp An oil tanker carrying nearly one million barrels of crude oil was rocked by an explosion on Friday, June 27, 2025, about 80 nautical miles off the coast of Libya, according to maritime security firm Vanguard....
President El-Sisi Meets Commander-In-Chief Of Libya's National Army Field Marshal Haftar
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Today in Al-Alamain City, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan National Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. The meeting was attended by Libya's Chief of Security Units Staff, Lieutenant...
Libya on Greece’s radar
Kathimerini
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PODCASTS Today we’re turning to Greece’s south, and looking at developments in Libya which are increasingly moving onto Athens’ radar. Greece is closely monitoring recent energy agreements between Libya’s Tripoli-based government and Turkey, and...
Inside: Sheikh, known for sport and superyachts, also pushes UAE’s influence in Sudan, Libya
The New Zealand Herald
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June 30, 2025
And when Sudan’s conflict exploded, in April 2023, Mansour helped the general wage war. Charities controlled by Mansour set up a hospital, saying they were treating civilians. But that humanitarian effort was also a cover for the secret Emirati...
UN mission in Libya and Parliament discuss roadmap for political process
Panapress
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June 30, 2025
30 june 2025 - 13:37:31 MA/BBA 247 Views Panafrican News Agency Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Political Affairs in LIbya, Stephanie Khoury, has met with MP al-Hadi al-Saghir to discuss...