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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…

Backed by Russian airstrikes, Syrian army makes significant gains in bid to retake world-renowned archeological siteIslamic State fighters have laid mines and booby traps throughout the ancient ruins of Palmyra to counter the most…

The three governments of Libya, east, west and in exile (Tunisia), have finally agreed not to disagree on one single issue, but the issue is non-Libyan!The three rivals condemned the monstrous attacks carried out by ISIS sleeper…

"No to the Killing of Ambassadors" is splashed in big letters across a pock-marked checkpoint in the desert between Misrata and Sirte in Libya. The reference to the attack against the United States in Benghazi makes you hopeful. But…

The Presidential Council Deputy President, Ali Al-Gotrani, has warned of plunging Libya into division if the PC does not back off from its current policies.Al-Gotrani accused, in a letter, Fayez Al-Seraj, the PC President, on…

Morocco said on Thursday it had dismantled a suspected militant cell linked to Islamic State's affiliate in Libya and that some of the nine men arrested were planning attacks in the North African kingdom.It was the latest in a…

The Tripoli-based Libyan Investment Authority has issued a statement, of which Libyan News received a copy, to refute the claims of the Malta-based LIA that it had gained international recognition.The statement goes:In a press…