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(Misrata) – The extremist armed group Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has unlawfully executed at least 49 people in its Libyan stronghold of Sirte since February 2015, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Those killed,…

The first of one of 219 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, northeast Nigeria, more than two years ago has been found, the military and activists said Wednesday, raising hopes for those still being held.Amina Ali was…

The Foreign Secretary of the UN-backed Government of National Accord, Muhammad Sayalla, has kicked off his European tour to gather support for the government from all of the EU countries.On Wednesday he started his tour by meeting…

The spokesman of the Oil Facilities Guard, Ali Al-Hassi, said the UN-backed GNA's Defense Minister, Al-Mahdi Al-Barghathi, has headed to Tripoli to start his duty from his office there.In a statement Wednesday, Al-Hassi confirmed…

Russia has built a military encampment inside a zone that holds the UNESCO world heritage site in the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, where Islamic State militants were driven out recently by pro-government forces.The Russian…

Three people were killed and eight others were wounded when gunmen opened fire at the North Africa Bank in Qaser Ben Ghashir near Tripoli International Airport.Reasons for the shooting have not been clarified yet, however, sources…

Sources reported that a warplane, Mig 21, crashed Wednesday morning in Tobruk.The crash took place while the warplane was touching down in Jamal Abdelnaser airbase, Tobruk.One of the pilots aboard the fighter plane was killed,…

Authorities in Tripoli confirmed that 6 Egyptian nationals who were abducted days ago were freed and handed over to the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli.The Egyptian nationals were kidnapped in mysterious conditions and no much…

The air force of the Dignity Operation (Karama) led by Khalifa Haftar, has carried out airstrikes Wednesday on Al-Fatayeh district and Aljabal Al-Gharbi district as well as locations in the city's east coast in Derna.The bombing hit…

In a televised interview late Tuesday, Khalifa Haftar, the leader of Dignity Operation (Karama) in Benghazi said the Libyan Arab Army will remain so to Liberate Libya and the word Arab is so important and must not be changed.Haftar…