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David Greenhalgh, 68, and Greek national Christos Farmakis, 48, were jailed for 16 years in London for orchestrating tens of millions of pounds in illegal arms deals, including ex-Soviet fighter jets and missiles to war zones such as Sudan, South Sudan and Libya, between 2009 and 2016. Farmakis was tried in absentia after fleeing the UK, while Greenhalgh faced sentencing in person, with prosecutors noting forged end-user certificates to disguise weapon destinations.
Libya’s rival factions, via the 4+4 committee, signed a UN-backed pact to hold presidential and parliamentary elections within 24 months under a single unified executive and institutions, while reforming the Electoral Commission and electoral laws. The agreement, mediated by UNSMIL, also sets pathways if Parliament and High Council of State fail to approve and addresses candidate eligibility, dual nationality, and neutral military participation, with some references noting potential timeline shifts and constitutional contingencies.
The long shadow of the 2012 Benghazi attack returned to the headlines this week with the arrest of Zubayr Al-Bakoush, alleged to be one of the ringleaders behind the deadly assault on the U.S. consulate in Libya that…
Democratic leaders blasting President Donald Trump’s military strikes on Iran say the situation differs from the 2011 bombing campaign in Libya carried out under former President Barack Obama. House Minority Leader…
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Libyan Parliament Reverses Course, Approves Türkiye Maritime Deal
On 20 October 2026 Libya’s eastern parliament unanimously approved the 2019 Türkiye maritime deal and repealed its 2020 rejection and call to sever ties with Ankara.
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