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Russia on Monday declared a Ukrainian diplomat persona non grata.In a statement published on its official website, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it is a retaliatory move to the expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Kyiv.It also…

The US is preparing to release about 60 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for international distribution following a safety inspection by health regulators, the White House announced on Monday.The Food and Drug…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday issued a decree extending the state of emergency across the country for yet another three months. The decree, which was published in the official gazette, gives the armed forces and the…

Minister of Justice of the Unity Government, Halima Abdurrahman, received the Head of Mission of the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya, Natalina Cea and her accompanying delegation, in the presence of the Director of the…

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, slammed Washington's acknowledgement of the Armenian genocide on Monday, warning that the move, which he called a "wrong step," would stymie US-Turkey ties.Erdogan released a strong…

The Committee formed by the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity's decree No. 47 of 2021 met for the first time in the Cabinet of the Ministry of Finance in Tripoli's capital, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Finance.…

The High Council of State (HCS) has established a committee to approve candidates for sovereign positions, in accordance with previous agreements between the HCS and the House of Representatives (HoR).The committee was established at…

After resolving a budget dispute with the new Government of National Unity (GNU), Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) lifted force majeure on Hariga port today.The GNU agreed to allocate 1 billion dinars ($225 million) as part of an…

The delegation from the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) arrived in Sirte, Libya, for the fourth meeting of the 5 + 5 Joint Military Commission.The Commission is due to meet today, according to the Libyan News Agency (LANA),…

Mohamed Al-Abani, President of the General Authority of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, met with Dr Badr Al-Din Al-Najjar, Director of the National Centre for Disease Control, to address the measures to be taken this year to provide a vaccine…