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Tripoli brigades have issued a statement calling on Libyans to unify and remain opposed to the UN-backed accord government, saying that such a government was not agreed upon by all Libyans.The brigades said, in a televised statement…

Libyan coast guards have reported that 12 decomposed bodies of illegal migrants were washed ashore on Friday off the coast of Garabulli, nearly 75 km to the east of the capital, Tripoli.A Libyan coast guards official, Abdullatif…

Sources at Mitiga airport in Tripoli have confirmed that the airspace has been shut down and all flights halted by the Civil Aviation Authority.The sources added that the shut down will be effected for 6 hours from 8am to 2pm…

The number of people killed by a suicide bombing at a football stadium near Baghdad now stands at 41, with another 105 injured, Iraqi officials have said.The attack, claimed by Isis, took place on Friday in the small stadium in the…

Abdel Rahman Shalgham, the former Libyan ambassador to the UN, confirmed that all the files of attacks between Libya and Europe and America have been closed.He added that the file of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a Berlin Club in…

Belgian prosecutors have charged a man with terrorist offences, in connection with the deadly attacks in Brussels that left 31 dead. They named him as Faycal C, who was arrested on Thursday.Suicide bombings, claimed by so-called…

Syrian government forces have advanced into Palmyra on several fronts backed by air strikes and artillery, a monitoring group has said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the fighting was the most intense yet seen in…

EU leaders will discuss the critical situation in Libya and potential waves of immigrants trying to reach Europe on 18 April.The discussion will take place following the regular Foreign Affairs Council meeting and ahead of Foreign…

Isis has released a propaganda video praising the recent terror attacks in Brussels, featuring two Belgian jihadis talking about the attacks.The seven-minute long film, released on an Isis-linked website, features news footage taken…

Heavy clashes erupted Friday night and lasted until Saturday dawn in Al-Hiwari front line, Benghazi between Benghazi Shura Council and Dignity Operation (Karama).During the fight, the Military Engineering Department announced that…