Libya’s eastern government resigns amid protests
By DW
15 September 2020 |
3:36 pm
An interim government in eastern Libya has resigned hours after protesters set fire to its headquarters in Benghazi. Protests also erupted in the cities of Al-Marj, Sabha and Al-Bayda.
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