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Head of Libya's UN-backed unity govt arrives in Tripoli

The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj, attends a meeting in Tunis on March 22, 2016. By Fethi Belaid (AFP/File)

Tripoli (AFP) - The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government arrived on Wednesday in Tripoli, a security official said, following growing international calls for political rivals in the violence-plagued country to cede power.

Fayez al-Sarraj, named prime minister-designate under a UN-brokered power-sharing deal, was accompanied by several members of the presidential council, according to the official at the naval base where he arrived.

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