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Members of the Maltese armed forces escort the catamaran carrying Pope Francis and leaving Valletta's harbor for Gozo in Malta Saturday, April 2, 2022. Rescue groups are accusing the European Island nation of Malta of coordinating the return of around 500 people to Libya where they were subsequently imprisoned, in violation of international maritime law. (Andreas Solaro/Pool via AP, File)

Rescue groups say Malta coordinated the return of 500 migrants to Libya instead of saving them

By Renata Brito - Associated Press

In this Dec. 10 2007, photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, greets Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace, in Paris. French prosecutors are seeking to send former President Nicolas Sarkozy to trial on charges that he received millions in illegal campaign financing from the regime of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) **FILE**

French prosecutors seek trial for Sarkozy over Libya financing for 2007 campaign

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Mohamed Auajjar, center, Chairperson of the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya, Chaloka Beyani, left, and Tracy Robinson, members of the Fact-Finding Mission, speak to the media ahead of presenting the findings of the final report, at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 27, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

EU defends its Libya migrant record over U.N. team allegations

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Chaloka Beyani, member of the Fact-Finding Mission, speaks to the media ahead of presenting the findings of the final report, at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 27, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN-backed probe cites crimes against humanity in Libya

By Jamey Keaten and Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Libya's Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army, center, is seen at the International Defense Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Just outside of Abu Dhabi's biennial arms fair in a large tent, Russia offered weapons for sale Monday ranging from Kalashnikov assault rifles to missile systems despite facing sanctions from the West over its war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

U.N. nuclear watchdog: 2.5 tons of uranium missing in Libya

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Police check a fishing boat with some 500 migrants in the southern Italian port of Crotone, early Saturday, March 11, 2023. The Italian coast guard was responding to three smugglers boats carrying more than 1,300 migrants “in danger” off Italy’s southern coast, officials said Friday. Three small coast guard boats were rescuing a boat with 500 migrants about 70 nautical miles off the Calabria region, which forms the toe of the Italian boot. (AP Photo/Valeria Ferraro)

Italy estimates 680K migrants might cross sea from Libya

By Frances D'Emilio - Associated Press

FILE - The artist sketch depicts Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson, front left, watching as Whitney Minter, a public defender from the eastern division of Virginia, stands to represent Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, in federal court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, as Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather listens. Libyan officials say a powerful militia was involved in the clandestine detention and questioning of a suspect in the 1988 downing of a New York-bound PanAm flight over Lockerbie, Scotland. The alleged bombmaker involved in the attack, Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi, was eventually extradited to the United States earlier this month, under orders from one of two rival governments running Libya. (Dana Verkouteren via AP, File)

Libya militia held Lockerbie suspect before handover to U.S.

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

The artist sketch depicts Assistant U.S. Attorney Erik Kenerson, front left, watching as Whitney Minter, a public defender from the eastern division of Virginia, stands to represent Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, in federal court in Washington, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, as Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather listens. (Dana Verkouteren via AP)

Libya PM admits role in extraditing Lockerbie suspect to U.S.

By Rami Musa - Associated Press

Libyan forces are deployed in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. Clashes broke out early Saturday between rival militias in Libya's capital, a health official said. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Deadly clashes shake Libya’s capital, killing 23 people

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Libyan army forces and vehicles are stationed in a street in the country’s capital of Tripoli on Friday, July 22 2022. One of Libya’s rival governments on Friday called on militias to stop fighting, after clashes broke out in the country’s capital, Tripoli overnight, killing at least one civilian and forcing around 200 people to flee the area. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Fuel tanker catches fire in Libya; 5 dead, 50 injured

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AlSahl Group Holding: Rebuilding and transforming a 21st century Libya

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

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By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

In this Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, a Libyan oil worker, works at a refinery inside the Brega oil complex, in Brega, eastern Libya. On Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, Libya’s National Oil Corporation said that guards under the command of Khalifa Hifter’s forces shut down two key oil fields in the country’s southwestern desert, following the earlier closure of all eastern export terminals.(AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Libya oil production falls after 2 crucial fields shut down

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Libyans celebrate the 70th anniversary of their country's independence, despite widespread disappointment over the postponement of the presidential elections, which were scheduled to take place on the same day, in Martyrs' Square, Tripoli, Libya, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Yousef Murad)

Moving Libya Forward

By Fathi Bashagha

Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens, Greece, Jan. 17, 2020. Libya’s powerful commander, Khalifa Hifter, filed Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, as a candidate in the country’s presidential elections next month, as the long-waited vote faces growing uncertainty. Hifter submitted his candidacy papers in the eastern city of Benghazi and announced the move in a video. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Khalifa Hifter, key Libya commander, announces candidacy for president

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

CORRECTS NAME OF TOWN TO SABHA -- FILE - Seif al-Islam is seen after his capture in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Zintan, Libya, Nov. 19, 2011. On Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, Libya's election agency said the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi has announced his candidacy for the country’s presidential elections next month. The election agency said al-Islam submitted his candidacy papers Sunday in the southern town of Sabha. (AP Photo/Ammar El-Darwish, File)

Gadhafi’s son announces candidacy for president of Libya

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope: Don’t send migrants back to Libya and ‘inhumane’ camps

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Migrants navigate on an overcrowded wooden boat in the Central Mediterranean Sea between North Africa and the Italian island of Lampedusa, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, as seen from aboard the humanitarian aircraft Seabird. At least 23,000 people have died or disappeared trying to reach Europe since 2014, according to the United Nations' migration agency. Despite the risks, many migrants say they'd rather die trying to reach Europe than be returned to Libya. (AP Photo/Renata Brito)

Volunteers in the sky watch over migrant rescues by sea

By Renata Brito - Associated Press

Illustration on U.S. Libya policy by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

U.S. action needed as Libya’s fate hangs in the balance

By Daniel N. Hoffman

Migrant arrivals by sea on Italian island swell past 2,100

By FRANCES D'EMILIO - Associated Press