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Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar issued a statement regarding the meeting of the Government of National Unity that had been scheduled to take place in Benghazi over the past three days but was canceled due to the delegation being stopped upon…

The Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC) examined the launch of electoral awareness campaigns ahead of the December elections.This occurred during a meeting at the Commission's headquarters in Tripoli between Chairman of the…

Lebanese security forces announced the detention of a suspected drug smuggler at Beirut airport today, a day after Lebanon pledged to crack down on the crime to persuade Saudi Arabia to lift its ban on Lebanese fruit and vegetables, …

Libya's Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Abu Jinnah slammed forces loyal to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar for obstructing a government meeting in Benghazi this week, resulting in the ministerial meeting being cancelled.The blocking of the…

United Arab Emirates has begun its logistical flights to support the France-led international alliance's efforts in "combating terrorism along the African Sahel region," the Emirates' Ministry of Defence announced yesterday. "The first…

This year, more than 10 million tweets were monitored about Ramadan in the 30 days leading up to the holy month. Building on this interest, Twitter launched جمعات_رمضان# (Ramadan Gatherings), a series of live audio conversations focused on…

According to Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Lebanon, over the past few years, vast amounts of narcotics smuggled from Lebanon — "enough to drown the entire Arab country" — have been confiscated before entering the Kingdom."The smuggled …

According to a World Bank report issued this week, Libya's economy will steadily recover in 2021 from last year's crushing recession.According to the report, the Libyan economy's performance in 2020 was the lowest in recent memory. A…

Tunisian airlines announced the postponement of flights to Mitiga and Benghazi airports until the 15th of May in a tweet.The decision was made due to the worsening of the epidemiological situation and the sluggish flow of passengers…

The Libyan Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed outrage over the deaths of 130 migrants who perished off the Libyan coast after their boats sunk while attempting to cross to Europe.The committee blamed human trafficking…