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Egypt trades sovereignty for solvency
The Arab world’s former leader now takes orders from its bankers. For decades, Egypt was the lodestar of the
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Libya’s UN mission on Tuesday called for an independent investigation into images of an abducted member of the country's eastern-based parliament that showed signs of torture. On Monday, Libya's Al-Ahrar TV aired photos and a video showing Dirsi, apparently in a prison cell, wearing only shorts and chained with a padlock around his neck. In reporting by AFP, UNSMIL has said it is "alarmed" by Ibrahim el-Dirsi's" enforced disappearance" and described circulating images of his detention as "disturbing". Dirsi, a member of the Libyan house of representatives, was kidnapped in May 2024 in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city which he represents.
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