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Libya PM draws crowd for mass wedding and protest against parliament

Libya PM draws crowd for mass wedding and protest against parliament

SEVERAL thousand Libyans packed a Tripoli square late for a state-funded mass wedding celebration that also drew supporters of transitional Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah and protesters against the eastern-based parliament. Dbeibah was installed in March through a U.N.-backed process to head a unity government after years of division between rival administrations in the civil war and to prepare for an election. The election is planned for December 24 but there is controversy over parliament's handling of a law for the vote to take place and analysts fear the jockeying among rival factions could unravel the peace process. Libya's unity government…
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Egypt‌ ‌signs‌ ‌flurry‌ ‌of‌ ‌deals‌ ‌with‌ Libya’s‌ ‌unity‌ ‌government‌

Egypt‌ ‌signs‌ ‌flurry‌ ‌of‌ ‌deals‌ ‌with‌ Libya’s‌ ‌unity‌ ‌government‌

EGYPT and Libya's unity government signed a series of cooperation agreements and several infrastructure contracts on Thursday as Cairo eyes reconstruction opportunities in its oil-rich neighbour. Though Libya's political prospects remain uncertain, the deals are the latest sign of Egypt's efforts to re-engage with Tripoli after years of siding with east Libya-based forces engaged in a conflict that split the country. Libya was a major market for Egyptian firms and workers before uprisings in both countries in 2011. The 14 memorandums of understanding, signed during a visit to Cairo by Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, cover sectors ranging from…
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