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Libyan NewsFollowing Rome conference that was held Tuesday, UN delegate Martin Kobler tweeted a call on Libyans to cease fire across the country temporarily for humanitarian reasons.Kobler said on his twitter: "I suggested to…

The StarTrue story: when the panic took hold in Benghazi five years ago as Muammar Qadhafi’s armour bore down toward the epicentre of the fledgling Libyan rebellion, cynicism was quick to follow.“It’s all because of…

The GuardianEnvoy hails ‘leap on path to peace’ but rejection by rival parliaments raises doubts over future as cabinet cannot enter countryA new UN-backed Libyan government has been unveiled and tasked with uniting…

UNSMILThe Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, strongly welcomes the formation of the Government of National Accord by the Presidency…

BBCFamilies could be broken up and mothers deported after years of living in Britain if they fail a new mandatory English language test, David Cameron has confirmed.The Prime Minister today outlined plans to…

BBCDavid Cameron has said he backs the right for UK schools to prevent Muslim girls from wearing veils in the classroom.The Prime Minister said he would support "proper and sensible rules", which may require people to…

BBCThe Isis jihadist group is holding as many as 3,500 people as slaves in its territories in Iraq alone, the UN has said.According to a report released on Tuesday morning by the UN Assistance Mission in the country,…

BBCA major search is under way in the south of Iraq's capital, Baghdad, after the kidnapping of several Americans.Unconfirmed reports say three Americans were abducted on Friday evening along with their Iraqi…

BBCOscars head Cheryl Boone Isaacs is taking action to "alter the make-up" of their membership, after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith's refusal to attend because of the mostly white nominees.Boone Isaacs praised the…

Libyan NewsThe Government of National Accord (GNA) reached Tuesday the final cabinet formation with 32 ministers in different posts.The GNA headed by Fayez Al-Serraj named the ministers after an extended meeting in Tunisia.…