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Protesters angry over the area’s crippling electricity shortages, set fire to tires on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020 in Benghazi, Libya. Libya’s east-based parliament has convened an emergency meeting to address the eruption of rare protests over dire living conditions across the country’s east. Friday's session of the House of Representatives comes after hundreds of young Libyans flooded the streets of Benghazi and other eastern cities. (Hakeam el-Yamany via AP)

Libya’s eastern parliament meets after rare protests erupt

By ISABEL DEBRE - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, pose together for photographs prior to their official talks in Istanbul, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020.(Turkish Presidency via AP. Pool)

Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters

By NOHA ELHENNAWY - Associated Press

Experts: Libya rivals UAE, Russia, Turkey violate UN embargo

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN: Libya at `turning point,’ COVID heading `out of control’

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

In this photo provided on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, by the Greek Defense Ministry, worships from Greece, Italy, Cyprus and France, participate in a joint military exercise which was held from 26-28 of August, south of Turkey in eastern Mediterranean sea. Turkey on Monday, Aug. 31, accused Greece of &quot;piracy&quot; and warned it will stand up to Athens' alleged efforts to militarize islands near its coast.(Greek Defense Ministry via AP)

Russia, Turkey, Israel vie for Mediterranean resources

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Libya's internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, right, meets with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, second from the left, in Tripoli, Libya Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. (Libyan Government via AP)

Italy’s FM meets with Libya rivals to push for end to war

By BY SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

UN expresses concern over ‘dramatic turn’ in Libya crisis

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

The Wart for Libyan Oil Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Tracking Libya’s ‘splendid little war’

By Jed Babbin

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Libya’s Tripoli- based gov suspends minister after shooting

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 4, 2020 file photo, Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, speaks at a joint news conference with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey. Libya’s U.N.-supported government Friday, Aug. 21, 2020, announced a cease-fire across the oil-rich country and called for demilitarizing the strategic city of Sirte, which is controlled by rival forces. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Rights group urges release of abducted Libyan protesters

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Libyan commander dismisses rivals’ cease-fire as ‘deception’

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Libyan commander: Head-of-state status grants legal immunity

By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

In this Jan. 17, 2020, file, photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)

Libya’s government announces cease-fire, calls for elections

By Samy Magdy - Associated Press

UN: 45 migrants killed when boat capsizes off coast of Libya

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Why Libya deserves better from the world illustration by The Washington Times

Why Libya deserves better from the U.S. and the world

By Salman Al-Ansari

$This photo provided by Reda Fhelboom shows Ismail Bouzreeba al-Zway in Tunis in July 2015. A military court in eastern Libya has sentenced al-Zway, a local photojournalist to 15 years in prison on vague terrorism-related charges, prompting an outcry Friday, July 31, 2020 from human rights groups. The verdict sent a chilling message, local advocates said, underscoring the perils that journalists must navigate in east Libya, where military commander Khalifa Hifter has moved to quash all dissent and more broadly in a war-torn country overrun with fractious militias. (Reda Fhelboom via AP)$

East Libyan military court sentences journalist to 15 years

Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, July 25, 2020 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government, pose for photographs prior to their talks in Istanbul. Turkey is secretly expanding its footprint in conflict-ridden Libya, fueling the country’s civil war and deepening fault lines with Mediterranean neighbors and between international allies. Turkey seems to be after lucrative construction and port contracts, according to Libyan officials. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool, File)

Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

UN says over 100 civilians killed in 2nd quarter in Libya

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

Charity urges release of 200 migrant children held in Libya

Associated Press