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Topic: Libya

Gaddafi’s prisoner to Venezuela ‘covert’ ops, US national in NIA custody an ‘adventurer’ without pause

Matthew VanDyke is among seven foreigners held on charges of crossing over to Myanmar to train Myanmar-based Ethnic Armed Groups.

Munir meets Haftar amid $4 bn defence deal talks. Why Pakistan & eastern Libya are strengthening ties

Haftar's visit to Pakistan comes just a month after Field Marshal Asim Munir’s trip to Libya’s Benghazi from 17 to 19 December.

Pakistan signs $4 bn arms export deal with Libyan force. From JF-17s to trainer aircraft, what it entails

In its outreach to Libya, Islamabad seems to be following the footsteps of Türkiiye, which has its own interests in the oil-rich African country.

UK statement in UNSC calls on Libyan leaders to protect civilians

James Kariuki, UK's Deputy PR to the UN raised alarm over recent reports of unlawful arrests and mistreatment of journalists in Libya.

More than 5,300 lives lost in Libya floods, death toll expected to rise as bodies wash ashore

Officials say at least 10,000 people are feared missing or dead, though tolls confirmed dead so far vary. The UN migration said at least 30,000 people had been displaced in Derna.

‘10,000’ missing, thousands feared dead in Libya’s Derna as Storm Daniel leaves trail of destruction 

On Sunday, Storm Daniel made landfall on the eastern coast of Libya after pummelling Greece for three days.  It has reportedly wiped out a quarter of the city.

At least 1,000 dead & 10,000 feared missing in Libyan city after storm breaks dam

Officials said thousands more were missing from the flood, which they said had swept away entire neighbourhoods after dams burst above the city.

Torture, hunger, death, Islamic prayers—the hell 18 Punjab-Haryana men went through in Libya

They were sent to Libya by the unscrupulous agent, where they were sold into slavery. They were stripped of their documents, separated, blindfolded and sold to their ‘masters’.

Why you’re wrong in thinking fresh elections in Libya will solve its ongoing political chaos

The biggest challenge is that the Libya govt doesn't have a monopoly over the legitimate use of force. It's unsafe to go to the polls.

Strongly support Libyan-led and owned political process, says India

Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said that India calls for broad based dialogue with all stakeholders as Libya prepares to hold elections on 24 December

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.