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An elementary teacher who grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp has won a $1 million prize recognizing the "outstanding contribution" she has made to her profession.Hanan Al Hroub, from Bethlehem in the West Bank, was awarded the…

The Libyan Airlines Company has issued a statement Thursday declining the tendency to take part in the coming strike that was called for by the Libyan Labourers National Union to kick off next Sunday.Earlier this week, the Labourers…

Russia could redeploy its forces in Syria “in a few hours”, Vladimir Putin has said, three days after his surprise announcement that the country’s military involvement in Syria’s civil war would be wound down.“Of course, if required…

John Kerry on Thursday declared that acts committed by Islamic State against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria are genocide.The US secretary of state did not say how such a declaration would affect US involvement in…

David Cameron has been summoned to appear before MPs over Libya, amid controversy about UK involvement in the war-torn country. The move comes after US President Barack Obama criticised the Prime Minister for his actions over Libya.…

The Central Bank of Libya has deposited the salaries of February for the state employees as they were sent from the Ministry of Finance.In a statement posted Thursday on the CBL's website, it confirmed that it started transferring…

Kurdish parties have declared the establishment of a federal system in areas they control in northern Syria. The Kurds already operate "autonomous administrations" in three enclaves bordering Turkey: Afrin and Kobane in Aleppo province…

The Kurdish militant group TAK says it carried out Sunday's deadly attack in the Turkish capital, Ankara. In an online statement it said the attack, which killed 37 people, was in revenge for military operations in the mainly Kurdish…

Satellite imagery has confirmed the arrival of European special operations forces at an air base near Benghazi, Libya. Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm, released the satellite images on March 9, which showed typical Western…

Canada would need to hear a number of things from its allies – notably a long-term strategy – before deciding to commit troops to an Italian-led training mission in Libya to counter the advance of Islamic extremists, says Defence…