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The branches of Al-Jumhuriya bank have started receiving applications for money transfers for students or patients abroad as part of the rules put by the Central Bank of Libya.The Media Bureau of the CBL said Saturday that the…

The clashes in Al-Zawiya city between Wershifana armed groups and Al-Zawiya forces came to an end after seven armed men Wershifana were killed and many others wounded on Wednesday, a source said.The source added that Al-Zawiya…

Libya's Salvation Government in the capital, Tripoli, has declared a state of emergency after reports that four members of the rival United Nations' unity government have arrived.In a statement, the National Salvation Government…

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, is to pay a visit next Monday to Tunisia to meet its President and other Tunisian officials and then discuss the regional situation, especially Libya's crisis.Tunisian local news agencies…

Patron Group chief executive Paul Attard says cargo ship had not been seized by and it was all down to a dispute between an Italian businessman and a Libyan companyPatron Group chief executive Paul Attard has denied his captain had…

Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Saturday confirmed that two people from Kerala had died in bomb shelling in Libya. A Kerala nurse and her son were killed in a shell attack on their residence in Libya’s Sabratha city, according to…

Deputy Minister of Economy, Ali Al-Mahjoub, confirmed that the flour crisis in the country will come to an end in 10 days after the Central Bank of Libya had allowed letters of credit with 53 million, which it said were put on hold in…

The US has announced that it has killed a number of leading Islamic State (IS) militants in the past week, including the purported second-in-command.Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said the deaths of Abdul Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli…

SAS forces have been deployed in Libya since the beginning of the year, according to a confidential briefing given to US congressional leaders by the king of Jordan.A leaked memo indicates the US lawmakers were personally briefed by…

The Dutch footballing legend Johan Cruyff has died after a "hard fought battle with cancer".The former Ajax and Barcelona star is considered one of the greatest players of all time, having led the the famed Netherlands team of the…