India introduces sign language in schools

Even as according to official figures just 5% of hearing-impaired children get basic schooling in India, the government's decision to include sign language as part of the school curriculum has been hailed by experts.According to the…

Haftar ‘temporarily’ leaves his post

Khalifa Haftar assigned his forces' chief-of-staff to take his military post to prepare himself for running for the elections scheduled for Dec. 24, Libyan local media said on Wednesday.The local news outlet Ean Libya said Haftar…

Algeria closes its airspace on All Moroccan planes

Algeria’s supreme security council decided on Wednesday to close the country’s airspace to all Moroccan civil and military aircraft, the Algerian presidency said, less than a month after it cut diplomatic relations with the kingdom.The…

US reaffirmed its support to GNU

The US State Department has reaffirmed its support for the Libya Stability Initiative launched by the Government of National Unity (GNU) last June, and the international conference aimed at discussing this initiative on October 21.…

A new dawn for Turkish women’s football

A new Turkish women's football league is set to start the 2021-2022 season, Turkish Football Federation (TFF) said Tuesday.TFF said important decisions were made regarding the restructuring of women's leagues during a summit on…

Libya’s Parliament pass no confidence vote for unity govt

Libya's parliament said on Tuesday it had withdrawn confidence from the unity government, though it would continue to operate as a caretaker administration, signalling a threat to the months-long peace process. The vote in the House of…

A new era for gender-based violence response in Libya

To strengthen the capacity of the local governance structures in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) issues in Libya, UNFPA and UN Women, along with local partners, have scaled up activities to build the capacity of municipalities and…

HSC: We are keen on holding the elections on time

Libya’s High Council of State said Sunday that it is keen on holding the Libyan elections on time as scheduled.The council head, Khaled al-Mishri, met on Sunday in Tripoli with Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino and special envoy…