Evacuation flight brings some to safety, but many more remain camped outside Tripoli UN centre pleading for relocation.
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The attack prevented Saif al-Islam Gaddafi from lodging an appeal against disqualification from next month’s election.
Son of former ruler among 25 of the 98 registered presidential candidates disqualified from the December 24 election.
UN special envoy Jan Kubis’s resignation accepted a month before a scheduled presidential election in Libya.
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Dbeibah submitted his application to run for president despite being barred and promising not to run.
Fathi Bashagha joins list of presidential candidates including Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Khalifa Haftar, and Aguila Saleh.
A divisive figure allied with military commander Khalifa Haftar, Saleh recently announced his candidacy for president.
Aguila Saleh joins son of Libya’s former dictator and a controversial military commander in race for presidency.
Analysts, citizens warn Libya faces return to chaos as Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Khalifa Haftar seek presidential run.
The eastern commander, backed by Russia, Egypt and the UAE, is a divisive figure, despised by many in western Libya.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi has registered as a presidential candidate for next month’s elections.
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi registered as a presidential candidate for the December 24 poll, the electoral commission says.
Senior Turkish official says Turkish presence in Libya has helped maintain stability in the North African country.
The elections are envisaged as a key moment in a UN-backed peace process to end a decade of violent chaos.