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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…

The Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi's famous number 10 has finally received the real thing - from the Argentine footballer himself. BBC Trending helped to locate the child known as…

The bodies of two Serbian embassy workers, believed to have been killed in US airstrikes in western Libya, have been flown back home.The remains of communications officer Sladjana Stankovic and driver Jovica Stepic landed in…

A missing Nepalese passenger jet which went missing with 23 people on board has been found crashed and "completely destroyed" in the jungle, according to local media reports.Local police told the Nepal Times there appeared to be "no…

The British are famous for how frequently they say ‘sorry’ – even when they’re not at fault. But does the data hold up this stereotype? And is apologising so often really that bad?It is probably the most over-used word in the United…