{
  "id": 633535,
  "title": "Libya power company says attack on Zawiya caused major outage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/libya-power-company-says-attack-on-zawiya-caused-major-outage",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T05:12:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/libya-power-company-says-attack-zawiya-caused-major-outage"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Libya power company says attack on Zawiya caused major outage Libya's General Electricity Company said that an attack on the South Zawiya substation caused a complete wide-scale outage and loss of power supply to a number of areas in the south of Zawiya. The company added that repeated targeting have lead to severe damage to the Zawiya power station, and has forced it to withdraw its technical…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Drone attack hits Libya's largest oil refinery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/drone-attack-hits-libyas-largest-oil-refinery",
        "published": "2026-08-12T00:06:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Drone targets power station in Libya’s Zawiya, sparks fire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/drone-targets-power-station-in-libyas-zawiya-sparks-fire",
        "published": "2026-08-12T03:31:18.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}