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More than 14 were killed and 23 injured Saturday in Benghazi as Dignity Operation (Karama) led by Khalifa Haftar launched a new operation to try to set the city free from "terrorism" as it called it.The Krama forces are…

The Libyan aviation companies are operating new flights to Tunisia saying Monastir International Airport in the capital from Tripoli-based Mitiga airport, from Lebreg and Tobruk airports in the east.The companies will fly to…

At least seven people have been killed in a series of apparently random shootings in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo, police said.Five people were killed at a restaurant and two at a car dealership. A 14-year-old girl was among those…

Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary in the Republican race for president, cementing his status as the man to beat for his party's nomination.In the Democratic contest, Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders…

Security analysts are speculating that IS may be in the process of moving the centre of its operations to Libya, writes Peter Fabricius.At a seminar on the topic “Can Violent Extremism be Prevented?” at the Institute for Security…

The Presidential Council's Head, Fayiz Al-Serraj, was interrupted by noise and side talks from Tobruk MPs as he was presenting the new cabinet in the parliament.Also, PC member, Fathi Al-Mijibri was disrupted as he was explaining to…

An obscure Kurdish militant group that is an offshoot of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which has long waged an insurgency inside Turkey, claimed responsibility on Friday for a car bombing this week in Ankara that killed 28 people. The…

The US internet firm Yahoo has confirmed it is looking at "strategic alternatives" for its business - including splitting off its stake in Chinese online retailer Alibaba.Yahoo said it is setting up a committee to look into how the…

New exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museum shows how tomb thieves stole materials from older coffins to make new onesEternal rest could last a surprisingly short time in ancient Egypt.Surprising research, revealed for the first time…

The Head of the UN-backed Presidential Council, Fayiz Al-Serraj has arrived earlier in Tobruk along with his two Deputies, Ali Al-Gotrani and Fathi Al-Mijibri.Serraj arrived in Tobruk upon invitation from the President of Tobruk…