Libya Bound

Libya restores maritime link with Turkey after a 40-year breakF

A ferry set sail on Wednesday from the Libyan port of Misrata to Turkey's coastal city of Izmir, 40 years after the last passenger vessel plied the route. Libya has not been serviced by any international ferries for 25 years. Travel links with and within the country...
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Libya: Electoral commission says Kadhafi cannot run for president due to his legal problemsF

Libya's electoral commission on Wednesday announced its rejection of the candidacy of Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, to run in next month's presidential election. Other hopefuls still in the running include eastern-based strongman Khalifa...
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Libyan journalist Siraj Abdelhafid al-Mogassbi kidnapped in BenghaziF

A Libyan journalist was kidnapped Monday in the country's second city Benghazi, the government media authority said. Siraj Abdelhafid al-Mogassbi was seized from the offices of Al-Hayat newspaper where he works, it said in a statement. It said unknown assailants...
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Libya: How the city of Benghazi is growing out of controlF

Over a decade of war in Libya the second city Benghazi has mushroomed to twice its size, creating an unplanned and chaotic urban sprawl. The fighting has displaced countless families, forcing many to build new homes without permits in a jumble of unplanned...
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