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The Qatar-based Al Jazeera media network has announced that it is cutting 500 jobs. It said the job reduction would affect posts worldwide but most of the losses would be in Qatar.Acting director general Mostefa Souag said…

A man known as Faycal C, the only person arrested and charged with involvement in the Brussels attacks, has been released for lack of evidence. Belgian media gave his name as Faycal Cheffou and said he was suspected of being the mystery…

London mayor says UK should compensate for ‘ineffective’ response to Syria crisis by restoring ancient city destroyed by IsisBritain should send top archaeologists to help restore the ancient city of Palmyra after Vladimir Putin’s…

‘The government has proved it cannot keep people safe,’ says pastor of Christian chapel after scores were killed at amusement parkWaqar Masih could not wait for Easter Sunday to get under way. The nine-year-old boy opted for the…

The forced entry of the UN-backed government in Tripoli could result in fierce clashes in the Libyan capital and could see Islamic State militants take further advantage of the political and security vacuum in the country, foreign…

The General National Congress member, Ahmed Hamouma, said there are security preparations being readied for the entrance of the Government of National Accord to Tripoli.He added that most of the brigades in Tripoli support the GNA…

The Libyan Coast Guard on Sunday stopped three boats carrying 600 migrants including pregnant women trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, an official said.The coastguard "intercepted three large dinghies off the coast of…

The Tripoli-based National Salvation Government refuted the news that spread on social media and media outlets about closing the airspace for all flights to and from Libya.In a statement Sunday, the NSG said the main reason behind…

The Revolutionary Fighters Brigades Union and Tajoura Elders Council have warned about destabilizing Tripoli and endangering their presence in the capital by any party or government.In a statement Monday, they called on the United…

Misrata Municipality and a number of the city's brigades have announced that they recognise Serraj government as the only legitimate government in Libya.They also announced, in a televised statement Monday dawn, that they will form…