Libya is seeking to increase its non-oil shipping capacity amid rising oil production and signs of both economic progress and turmoil.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Qatari, Swiss firms to invest $2.7B in Libya's Misrata port: What to know
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Syria’s Kurds accept sweetened ceasefire deal as US envoy Barrack declares SDF obsolete
The ceasefire follows intense clashes and a rapid Syrian military advance in the Kurdish-held northeast, amid concerns over ISIS prisoners.
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Donald Trump, US military aid to decide fate of Iran’s revolution
The protests in Iran came to a head between January 8 and January 19, when over a million people joined the demonstrations.But the regime’s subsequent crackdown, likely killing at least 5,000 protesters and arresting and wounding tens of…
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Europe debates listing IRGC as terror organization
European officials discussed on Tuesday the possibility of listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), along with its subsidiary forces, the Quds Force and the Basij force, as terrorist organizations in response to the Islamic…
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Syrian military, Kurdish-led forces announce new truce after collapse of first deal
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — Guards from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces abandoned a camp Tuesday in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group, and the Syrian military said that allowed the detainees to…
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Iranian blackout holds citizens hostage, witnesses say
Many have described the current protests inside Iran as a “Berlin Wall” moment, meant to portray the unforgettable, positive change that European geopolitics underwent when the wall came down. Instead, for the past few weeks, you could…
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Saudi Arabia keeps doors open to US, China in critical minerals race
Washington is playing catch-up with Beijing to get its slice of the critical minerals sector, which is essential to strategic industries like clean energy, defense and electronics.
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Terror group paraphernalia sold at fundraiser in New York youth center
NEW YORK — Vendors sold paraphernalia for US-designated terrorist groups during a fundraiser held at a New York City youth center on Sunday, according to videos posted online.
The footage showed tables at the event arrayed with keychains,…
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UAE, Belarus accept offer to join Trump’s Board of Peace; Norway, UK voice concerns
The United Arab Emirates accepted an invitation to join US President Donald Trump’s newly proposed “Board of Peace,” the UAE Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, placing Abu Dhabi among the first governments to publicly endorse the…
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US military negotiates handover of Syria's ISIS prisons as Kurds withdraw
The US military has largely stood down as Syrian government forces moved into Kurdish-held areas of northeast Syria, raising concerns about ethnic violence and the security of prisons holding ISIS detainees.
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