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Arab states to ask UN to ease Libya arms embargo: Egypt

Published: 18 Feb 2015 - 06:14 pm | Last Updated: 16 Jan 2022 - 10:25 pm

 

Cairo--Arab states will on Wednesday seek a UN resolution to end an embargo on weapon sales to Libya's internationally recognised government, Egypt's foreign ministry said.

Cairo is pushing for action against the Islamic State group in Libya after the jihadists released a gruesome video showing the beheadings of Egyptian Christians.

AFP