Libya
Drilling for gas in Crete to start earlier
US energy giant ExxonMobil, which has partnered with Greece's HELLENiQ Energy (formerly Hellenic Petroleum) in searching for natural gas and oil west and southwest of the Aegean island of Crete, not only is unconcerned about Turkish aggressive rhetoric against Greece but plans to accelerate its timeline for exploratory drilling by a year, Kathimerini understands.
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Türkiye, Libya, sign defense deals
Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah signed two deals with Türkiye's defense minister on Oct. 25, building on a 2019 agreement.
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Turkey wants to extend stay of troops in Libya for 18 months
A presidential motion demanding the extension of the duration of the Turkish troops in Libya for another 18 months was submitted to the Parliament late on June 13.
Libyan wins top Arabic fiction prize with debut novel
Libyan author Mohamed Alnaas became the youngest winner of the prestigious International Prize for Arabic Fiction with his debut novel "Bread on Uncle Milad's Table" on May 22.
Alnaas, 31, will receive $50,000 and funds will also be provided to translate his book into English, organizers said on their website.
Assassination of the Prime Minister
A large quantity of bullets was reportedly fired at him, and three ended up in his car.
According to the media, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh passed without injuries.
The attackers have not been caught or identified so far, reports "Sputnik".
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Ankara repatriates seven citizens held in eastern Libya
Turkey on Nov. 20 brought seven Turkish citizens, who have been held upon baseless allegations for about two years in eastern Libya, as a result of the joint works of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) with the Qatar Intelligence Agency (QSS).
Turkey reiterates its continued support to Libyan Government
Turkey's deputy foreign minister reiterated Ankara's continued support on Nov. 12 for the Libyan Government National Unity and the political process.
Sedat Önal spoke at an International Conference on Libya in Paris that was co-chaired by France, Germany and Italy. He said it was very important that Libyans joined the group.
Turkey to continue to support Libya, says top diplomat
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Nov. 10 met the visiting head of Libya's High Council of State in the capital Ankara.
"Discussed current political situation and latest developments with Khaled al-Mishri, the president of High Council of State of Libya," Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter.
Son of Libyan strongman Haftar visited Israel seeking diplomatic ties for Military Aid
With Libyan presidential elections set for late December went there last week for a secret meeting. Could Israeli normalization with Libya be on the horizon?
Libya FM suspended days before international conference
Libya's presidential council suspended Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush from her duties on Nov. 6 days before an international conference is to make a new push to restore stability to the war-battered nation.
The council opened an inquiry into alleged "administrative breaches" by Mangoush, spokeswoman Najla Weheba told the Libya Panorama television channel.