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US Judge Postpones Lockerbie Bombing Trial Due to New Evidence

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has postponed the trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, a former Libyan intelligence official accused of building the bomb that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. Jury selection was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, but U.S.…

6 sources across 3 countries · United Kingdom · Hong Kong · Israel

Who reported this

  • The Independent United Kingdom · Centre-left · Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel and Evgeny Lebedev
  • BBC News United Kingdom · Centre · Public · Licence fee, royal charter
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation
  • Sky News United Kingdom · Centre · Comcast
  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • The Jerusalem Post Israel · Centre-right · Mirkaei Tikshoret (Eli Azur)

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· morning

Intelligence Chief for Khalifa Haftar Killed in Benghazi Car Bomb

Major General Fawzi al Mansouri, the head of intelligence for the East and spy chief for Khalifa Haftar, was killed in a car bomb attack in Benghazi on the night of August 10 to 11. The attack is viewed as a blow to Haftar, who seeks to extend his control over Libya. The…

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2 sources · France

Who reported this

  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • The Africa Report France · Centre · Jeune Afrique Media Group

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

Every source for this story reports from France.

· morning

Intelligence Chief for Eastern Libya Killed in Benghazi Car Bombing

Fauzi Al-Mansouri, the head of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army (LNA), was killed Monday in a car bomb attack in Benghazi. According to a statement from the LNA, an explosive device attached to his vehicle detonated as he was leaving a local mosque at night.…

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2 sources across 2 countries · France · United States

Who reported this

  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • Al-Monitor United States · Centre · Jamal Daniel

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning

Drone Attacks Target Oil Refinery and Power Station in Western Libya

A drone attack targeted the Zawiya oil complex west of Tripoli, causing a fire at a gasoline reservoir. The National Oil Corporation stated that fires at the fuel storage facility were brought under control quickly, although one tank containing approximately 4.5 million liters…

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3 sources across 3 countries · France · Germany · Qatar · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • France 24 France · Centre · Public · France Medias Monde (French state holding)
  • Deutsche Welle Germany · Centre · Public · German federal public-law corporation
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning

Libya Attacked by Drone Strike on Oil Refinery and Car Bombing of Intelligence Chief

A series of attacks struck Libya on Monday, including a drone strike on a major oil refinery in the west and the assassination of a senior military intelligence chief in the east. Major General Fawzi Al Mansouri, the director of military intelligence for the Libyan National Army…

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3 sources across 3 countries · Qatar · South Africa · United States · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Business Day South Africa · Centre-right · Arena Holdings (Lebashe Investment Group)
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· evening

Libya's National Oil Corporation Warns of Shutdown Following Drone Attacks on Zawiya Refinery

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned it may declare force majeure and completely halt operations at the Zawiya refinery if drone attacks on oil assets continue. The refinery, which is the country's largest operational facility with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per…

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4 sources across 3 countries · United States · Qatar · United Kingdom · 1 of them is linked to a state

Who reported this

  • Al-Monitor United States · Centre · Jamal Daniel
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning