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Security forces in the city of Zawiya in western Libya announced on Friday the launch of a large-scale security operation following fierce armed clashes that erupted in several parts of the city, with ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Four killed in gunmen ambush in western Libya
A deadly ambush in the western Libyan city of Al-Zawiya has left four people dead, sparking fresh outrage and intensifying urgent demands for stronger security measures and lasting stability across ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Armed Group Shuts Down Libya’s Zawiya Refinery
An armed group has taken control of and shut down Libya’s Al-Zawiya refinery and two oil complexes, demanding unpaid salaries and other benefits, Libya media report. The armed group, the Petroleum ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Libya’s NOC Declares Force Majeure at Refinery After Clashes
Libya’s National Oil Corp. declared force majeure at the Zawiya refinery in the country’s west after clashes between armed groups caused a fire. The state firm said the blaze broke out early Sunday ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Libya’s largest oil refinery halts operations during fighting
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Zawiya Oil Refinery west of Tripoli in Libya [Ben Curtis/AP] Libya’s largest operational oil refinery at Zawiya has been shut ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Libya: Two Foreign Journalists Arrested Four Days Ago At Zawiya, Still Held
Reporters Without Borders calls on the Libyan authorities to immediately release two journalists, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad of the London-based Guardian newspaper and Andrei Netto of the Brazilian daily O ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Libya launches major security operation in Zawiya after clashes near key oil refinery
In Zawiya, home to one of the oil-rich country’s biggest refineries, rival gangs clash over the trafficking of fuel and commercial goods into neighbouring Tunisia. Security forces in the city of ...
News Libya » Zawiya » Government: Libya’s largest oil refinery halts operations during fighting
Libya’s largest operational oil refinery at Zawiya has been shut down and an emergency declared following fighting between armed groups nearby. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Zawiya Refining ...