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The Central Bank of Libya has issued a statement announcing that it has decided to give permission to accept applications for foreign currency coverage starting Sunday.The CBL explained that admission of applications will take place…

North Korea has fired a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology.A state TV announcer said that North Korea had successfully placed a satellite in orbit.The launch was condemned by Japan, South…

Russian and Syrian government forces on Saturday intensified an assault on rebel-held areas around the Syrian city of Aleppo that has prompted tens of thousands to flee to the Turkish border to seek refuge.The assault around Aleppo,…

Foreign army soldiers who enter Syria without government consent would "return home in wooden coffins", Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said, in a warning to Saudi Arabia.Muallem's statement at a news conference on Saturday…

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded that David Cameron reveal the extent of Britain’s growing military preparations for war in Libya, amid concern that British “seek and destroy” drones may already be operating over the country.The…

Tunisia has completed a 200-km (125 mile) barrier along its frontier with Libya to try to keep out Islamist militants, and will soon install electronic monitoring systems, Defense Minister Farhat Hachani said on Saturday.Libya's…

Libya’s internationally recognised government based in Tobruk decided to stop air flights with Sudan for security reasons without further details.An Islamist fighter from the Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition flashes the V…

Security sources told Libya Digital Agency Friday that the Central Region Intelligence Chief in Misurata ordered all security personnel to block the roads from Bu Grin and Al-Siddada towns to Misurata city plus slamming an embargo on…

MELLITAH TERMINAL, Libya—A 9-foot-high wall built of fabric, sand and steel that can withstand a car bomb surrounds this seaside oil-and-gas complex, a barrier against militant attacks that many in Libya hope will soon be fortified by a…

It looks like the U.S.-led fight against ISIS is probably moving to Libya. AFP reports there are plenty of people in the Defense Department worried about ISIS’ movement into the North African country. About 5,000 IS jihadists are now…