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The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) says it will open registration on Monday for candidates in presidential and parliamentary elections that have been mandated by a United Nations-backed roadmap on December 24.Wrangling…

The son of Khalifa Haftar made a secret visit to Israel last week, according to a report published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz on Sunday. A private French-made Dassault Falcon jet carrying Saddam Haftar landed at Israel's Ben-Gurion…

Libya's Foreign Minister Najla El-Mangoush has denied comments attributed to her about the possible extradition of a new Libyan suspect in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing to the US.On Saturday, Libya’s Presidency Council suspended…

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Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has survived an assassination attempt after an armed drone targeted his home in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday morning. Kadhimi was unharmed however seven of his security guards were injured…

The Stability Support Apparatus (SSA) headed by Abdel-Ghani Al-Kikli (Ghnewa), is moving to confront the illegal immigration phenomenon in Libya's vast environment.From the west of Tripoli’s capital to its centre, the phenomenon of…

Libya's ex-Foreign Minister, Mohammed Sayala, said the Lockerbie bombing case was settled by Libya with the US and UK years ago with the knowledge of the UN Security Council. Sayala told reporters that any attempts to…

The Presidential Council (PC) suspended Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush from her duties. The council opened an inquiry into alleged "administrative breaches" by Mangoush, spokeswoman Najla Weheba told the Libya Panorama television…

The US — through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing $4 million in additional COVID-19 assistance for Libya.This new funding will provide technical assistance, equipment, and supplies to…

The top diplomats from Iran and China discussed upcoming nuclear talks in Vienna on Saturday and Iran's cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.Foreign Minster Hossein Amir-Abdollahian expressed hope to his Chinese counterpart Wang…