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U.S. Forces Seize Tanker Carrying Oil From Libya Rebel Port

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt steams in the Atlantic while en route to the Mediterranean Sea, February 18, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/handout via Reuters

By Feras Bosalum and Ulf Laessing

17/03/2014

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.S. special forces have seized a tanker that fled with a cargo of oil from a Libyan port, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Monday, halting an attempt by rebels to sell petroleum on the global market.

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U.S. Navy SEALs Board Tanker Carrying Oil From Libya Rebel Port

17/03/2014

(Reuters) - United States Navy SEALs boarded and took control of an oil tanker late on Sunday that escaped earlier this month from a Libyan port with armed men at the helm, the U.S. Department of Defense said.

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Libyan Port Rebels Say Ready For Talks, Demand Tripoli Suspend Offensive

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels controlling three oil export ports said on Saturday they were ready to negotiate with the government over ending their six-month blockade if Tripoli abandoned plans for a military offensive. Libyan officials on Wednesday gave the armed protesters two weeks to clear the ports they have seized, or face a military strike. Pro-government and rebel forces clashed briefly this week in central Sirte city linking western and eastern Libya. The rebels, who are calling for a greate

A view of Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf, where a North Korean-flagged tanker had loaded crude oil, March 11, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

15/03/2014

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan rebels controlling three oil export ports said on Saturday they were ready to negotiate with the government over ending their six-month blockade if Tripoli abandoned plans for a military offensive.

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North Korea Denies Role In Tanker Loaded With Crude At Rebel-Held Libya Port

A view of Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf, where a North Korean-flagged tanker had loaded crude oil, March 11, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

13/03/2014

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday denied any responsibility for an oil tanker that loaded crude from a Libyan rebel-held port and fled the OPEC member state's attempt to seize it, saying the vessel that carried its flag was linked to an Egyptian firm.

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Libya's Ousted PM Stops In Malta On Way To 'Another European Country': Maltese PM

Libya's Ali Zeidan speaks during a news conference in Tripoli March 8, 2014 file photo. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

12/03/2014

TRIPOLI/VALETTA (Reuters) - Former Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan has fled to Europe after parliament voted him out of office on Tuesday over his failure to stop rebels exporting oil independently in a brazen challenge to the nation's fragile unity.

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