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A British academic, who was detained in the United Arab Emirates two years ago on spying charges, has launched legal action against a number of senior officials from the Gulf state, accusing them of assault, torture and false…

Two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are highly effective against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death, according to the first nationwide assessment in Israel.The study, published in The Lancet medical journal, found that…

A member of the Tunisian Parliament and head of the Free Destourian Party, MP Abir Moussi, yesterday attended a parliament session wearing a bulletproof vest and motorcycle helmet. Tunisian radio station Nessma quoted the lawmaker as…

During a meeting of the Group of Seven nations on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called for the "immediate withdrawal of international powers" from Libya.Blinken reiterated Washington's support for the Libyan…

UN special envoy for Libya Jan Kubis submitted a draft proposal Tuesday for the constitutional basis for upcoming elections to the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) plenary.The draft proposal was finalised in recent days by the…

The Libyan Stock Market (LSM) will witness a number of public offerings this year, including two Islamic banks, local sources reported. A real estate investment fund offering is also in the pipeline along with a number of potential…

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent a letter to Mohammed Younes Al-Manfi, the chairman of the Libya Presidential Council, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.The letter, which was delivered by Kuwaiti…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday held a phone conversation with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.They discussed relations between the two countries, Turkey's Communications Directorate said in a statement.The…

Tobruk Mayor Faraj Boual Khattabia formed a committee to address the issue of the oil spill in Tobruk, which presented its first plans this week to avoid the diesel from spreading into the sea, the first step was to erect a barrier around…

The Libyan Central Bank's Banking and Monetary Supervision Department looked at ways to make the wife's and children's grants available to all eligible people this week.Several heads of divisions of the CBL, directors of commercial…