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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…

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…