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A delegation of Libyan Reconciliation Elders Council has paid a visit to Misrata prisons Wednesday to solidify the national reconciliation and check on the prisoners’ conditions and their needs.The Council’s head, Mohammed…

The Libyan Taekwando wrestler,Yousif Ben Shariha, has qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.Ben Shariha qualified for the Olympics after winning silver medal for above 57 kg weight, in the African Olympics…

The Central Bank of Libya has decided to reactivate the foreign currency transfer electronic system for the public with defined regulations.The CBL announced that the electronic system will be connected to the national ID…

Tripoli Municipality member, Nasir Al-Kriwi, said that the reason behind the piles of garbage in the capital’s streets is the closing of Abu Salim and Tajoura waste landfills, in addition to the main landfill in Al-Sayeh area since two…

The member of Ain Zara municipality, Mohammed Merghani, along with his colleague Bashir Al-Fitouri, were reportedly abducted by an unknown armed group Wednesday.The two municipal colleague were kidnapped while they were…

President Barack Obama has signed bipartisan legislation to bring "affordable and reliable" electricity to 50 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.The Electrify Africa Act of 2015 passed unanimously in the House of Representatives…

Johnny Depp is known as a versatile character actor, and has played a pirate, a mad hatter and a knife-wielding barber. For his latest role, he has adopted a blonde comb-over and a distinctly recognisable Queens accent.The new spoof…

Top U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that ISIS was likely to attempt direct attacks on the U.S. in the coming year and that the group was infiltrating refugees escaping from Iraq and Syria to move across borders.ISIS…

Aleppo is a city on edge. Shelling pounds the key battleground daily, an unrelenting and terrifying reminder of Syria's five-year civil war.Earlier this month, President Bashar al-Assad's regime cut off access to the main road from…

The Royal Air Force is already flying missions over Libya in preparation for a possible invitation by a Libyan government of national unity to help its army stabilise the country, including combating the growing threat of Islamic…