Egypt, Libya at odds over border control - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Kidnapped Egyptian diplomats who were released in Libya are accompanied by Egyptian officials as they arrive at Cairo's airport, January 27, 2014. The five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt's arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday. The abduction of diplomats in the Libyan capital illustrated the fragility of government control over former rebels and militias who two years ago helped topple Muamma — Kidnapped Egyptian diplomats who were released in Libya are accompanied by Egyptian officials as they arrive at Cairo's airport, Jan. 27, 2014. — REUTERS/Al Youm Al Saabi Newspaper

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Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan speaks during a news conference at the headquarters of the prime minister's office in Tripoli October 11, 2013. Zeidan said on Friday former rebels who abducted him briefly were part of an attempted "coup" by his opponents in the country's legislature, accusing them of seeking to undermine his government. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX147NX

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