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Mediterranean foreign ministers said on Friday that European countries could take unspecified "measures" against parties in Libya who block a UN-backed unity government initiative for the war-torn North African nation.National…

Ibrahim Kalın, a senior aide and spokesman of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan criticised on Friday the American bill that calls for the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organisation, Turkish media…

The Defense Ministry spokesperson announced Friday that the Sabratha Military Council along with the city's locals backed up by neighbouring districts' fighters freed the city from the lurking IS militants killing many and wounding a…

The Assistant Secretary and Department Spokesperson of the U.S. Bureau of Public Affairs , John Kirby , said his country welcomes the February 23 endorsement for the Cabinet of the Government of National Accord, signed by a majority of…

The telecoms provider LAP GreenN’s fall from grace has been nothing short of spectacular.Established in 2007 with a total investment capital of over US$1 billion, LAP GreenN is wholly owned by the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio…

The Tripoli-based Special Deterrence Force announced late Wednesday that it had arrested the IS senior commander, Muhammad Saad Al-Tajouri, also known as Abu Sulaiman.Abu Sulaiman is the new commander appointed by IS headquarters in…

Islamic State militants briefly entered the center of the western Libyan city of Sabratha, beheading 11 members of local security forces and killing another six in overnight clashes before retreating, local authorities said on…

Kurdish forces have rescued a 16-year-old Swedish girl from ISIS in northern Iraq, according to regional Kurdish authorities.Kurdish special forces came to the aid of the girl, named Marlin Stivani Nivarlain, near the ISIS-held…

The Syrian government says it accepts a plan by Russia and the United States for a ‘cessation of hostilities’ between regime forces and rebels.Damascus stressed the importance of sealing the borders and halting foreign support for…

Special French Commando forces have recently arrived in Benghazi, Libya, to support and fight with Khalifa Haftar and his Dignity Operation (Karama) forces as well as to provide support for military operations in the city, Libyan…