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Tripoli revolutionary brigades and other armed groups in the capital issued a statement late Wednesday to reject all the ongoing attempts to bring Serraj government into the capital by force.In a televised statement, the brigades…

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday that some 800,000 migrants are in Libya hoping to cross to Europe.Le Drian said in an interview with Europe 1 radio that "hundreds of thousands" of migrants were in Libya,…

Libya is in crisis. After the removal of the brutal dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has unfortunately disintegrated into a state in little more than name, without the stability and leadership of any government. The country is…

Clashes broke out in Al-Zawiya districts upon an attack by Wershifana armed groups in a what was described as a feud fight.The Wershifana armed groups attacked Al-Zawiya to retaliate for the death of one of their fighters who was…

Syrian government forces have reached the edge of the ancient city of Palmyra after driving back Islamic State (IS) militants, officials and activists say. One soldier told state TV they were only 850m (half a mile) away from the Unesco…

Two of the suicide bombers who carried out attacks in Brussels on Tuesday have been named as brothers Khalid and Brahim el-Bakraoui, Belgian nationals. The federal prosecutor said Brahim was part of the attack at Zaventem airport that…

Sao Tome and Principe team has beaten Libya team 2-1 in the 16-round of the Gabon 2017 AFCON qualifiers.The two teams played the match at Sao Tome stadium Wednesday and by the win of Sao Tome and Principe, it now has gained 3 points…

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, requested on Tuesday that Libya’s Tobruk parliament hold an urgent meeting in order to endorse the newly formed Government of National Accord (GNA).Along with representatives from other Arab…

The reported establishment of a governmental committee in Libya to assess compensation claims from victims of Colonel Gaddafi-sponsored IRA terrorism is an important development, MPs have been told.Foreign Office Minister…