'We will stand next to our Libyan brothers, not putschists, not imperialists' Turkey's President Erdogan reiterates support for Libya's UN-backed government
Turkey's President Erdogan announces further easing of Covid-19 curbs following a cabinet meeting in capital Ankara.
The descendants of Libya's anti-colonial hero "Lion of the Desert" Omar Mukhtar defeated at the gates of Tripoli "legionaries" sent from all over the world by "those would try to occupy" the country. On Monday, jets bombed several villages in the opposition-held region in the first such air strikes since a Turkish-Russian ceasefire deal over three months ago that halted major fighting.
Turkey had already lifted restrictions on intercity travel and allowed restaurants, cafes, parks, and sports facilities to reopen on June 1 after a sharp slowdown in the number of new cases and fatalities due to the virus, the lung disease caused by it.
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