Al-Makhzoum: PC will announce leadership of Libyan army soon

The newly elected First Deputy of the State Supreme Council, Saleh Al-Makhzoum said that the Presidential Council, being the Chief Commander, will announce soon the suitable figure to be the leader of the Libyan army in cooperation with…

Barcelona beats Atletico Madrid 2-1 in Champions League

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis accused Uefa of “protecting” Barcelona after their Champions League quarter-final first leg defeat at the Nou Camp and even questioned what it would take for a referee “to send one of them…

Syrian regime army retakes most of southern Aleppo

Syrian government forces have launched a counter-offensive to retake a village south of the city of Aleppo recently captured by jihadist militants. Troops and militiamen from Lebanon's Hezbollah movement began the assault on al-Eis…

Middle East suffers massive increase in diabetes

The world is facing an "unrelenting march" of diabetes which now affects nearly one in 11 adults, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. In a major report it warned cases had nearly quadrupled to 422 million in 2014 from 108 million…

Libya: Weapons for sale on Facebook and other social media

A new study suggests there is a growing market in the illegal trade of guns and weapons in Libya via social media sites, in particular Facebook. The report covered 18 months and found sales of a wide range of items - from handguns to…

Presidential Council welcomes State Supreme Council meeting

The Presidential Council of the UN-backed Government of National Accord has welcomed the meeting of the State Supreme Council in Tripoli Tuesday.In a statement Wednesday, the Presidential Council considered the meeting the first…