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Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar blocked a visit by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to city of Ghat, southwestern Libya, located just east of the Algerian border.Nasr Youssef, who represents Ghat in the parliament, told a press…

A further 25 unidentified bodies have been found in mass graves in the town of Tarhuna. The farming town was controlled for years by the Kaniyat militia, run by six brothers who imposed their dominance by slaughtering opponents and their…

The European Union has disbursed €92 million ($33.47 million) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following a delay of donations since the start of the year. In a statement, EU foreign policy…

In a joint statement released yesterday, the Embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States in Libya joined Special Envoy and Head of UNSMIL Jan Kubis in welcoming the announcement made on Friday 8th …

Eastern-based Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Qatrani and other ministers have criticized Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah for failing to fulfill his responsibilities.Following a meeting in Benghazi, controlled by…

Jordan's prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet in the fourth shake-up since he took office a year ago, in a move that creates a new investment ministry and will allow the government more scope to tackle social and…

Arsène Wenger will coach a Saudi super team against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the Riyadh Season Cup, according to reports.  The former Arsenal manager has been asked to manage a hybrid squad of the kingdom's two biggest teams -…

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's party won most seats in this weekend's early parliamentary elections, initial results showed on Monday. Anadolu Agency reports that Sadr's bloc won 73 seats in the 329-member parliament, followed by…

OPEC said on Tuesday it expects oil demand to rise between now and 2045, and remain the dominant source of energy despite warnings that it must fall to combat climate change. The cartel's world oil outlook goes against the vision of the…

The corruption trial against the younger brother of ousted Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and other former officials began on Sunday, the official APS news agency reported. Former presidential adviser Said Bouteflika, along with…