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The member in the House of Representatives, Muhammed Al-Raeid, told Press Solidarity that the parliament is more likely to give confidence to the new formation that was announced yesterday by the Presidential Council, even though some…

The Algerian government has deployed a number of soldiers from the army on borders with Libya fearing the expected upcoming military intervention in Libya by foreign powers against IS.A security source reported Sunday that the…

The Presidential Council of the UN-backed Serraj government announced late on Sunday the formation of a new ministerial cabinet that consists of 13 ministers and five state ministers.A member of the PC, Mohammed Al-Immary, told…

Saudi Arabia and US supplier accused of 'blatant disregard' of global ban on cluster munitions amid more reports of civilian casualtiesThe Saudi Arabia-led coalition in Yemen is using internationally banned cluster bombs supplied by…

Pro-democracy activists accuse authorities of repression as police use tear gas and water cannons to break up demonstrationsClashes have taken place and youths have been arrested in Bahrain as protesters commemorated the fifth…

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada could soon join a military coalition to take on ISIS in Libya, a country beset by a civil war and mounting Islamic terrorism."I had a good meeting with my counterpart, the minister of…

The eastern Civil Register Bureau announced that it is going to separate from the main administration in Tripoli in reactions to the dismissal of its Director, Muhammed Abu Bakir by the National Salvation Government.Director Abu…

France's foreign ministry has urged Turkey to end its assault on Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.In a statement (in French) it said it was "worried about the continued worsening of the situation".On Saturday, Turkey began…

Sierra Leone-flagged Oil tanker was captured in the Libyan waters off Zuwara shores while it was heading to Maltese ports, and then it was taken in custody of Tripoli Coast Guard.The tanker had 9 different nationalities on board,…

Foreign ministers put pressure on Libya Saturday to finalise its unity government and head off the growing threat from the Islamic State group."There is no time to lose for the national unity government to assume its functions and…