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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
A Libyan court on Monday annulled a previous ruling excluding militia leader Khalifa Haftar from participating in the Libyan presidential elections. The Tripoli appeals court ruling means the commander is now allowed to stand as a candidate for the polls scheduled to take place later this month, the first since former dictator Muammar Gaddafi was ousted from power a decade ago. Another court in Benghazi on 28 November also refused to accept an appeal against Haftar’s candidacy. The Zawiya court, west of Tripoli, last Tuesday had accepted an appeal against Haftar, dropping him from the electora…