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Libya's Un-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday announced that drones from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) targeted a residential area in Tripoli, seriously injuring several members of a family.In a statement, GNA said…

Thousands of protesters gathered on Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday night demanding the ouster of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.Security forces quickly dispersed the demonstration as similar protests took place in other cities around…

The United States military carried out an airstrike against ISIS terrorists in southern Libya on Thursday.The Pentagon’s Africa Command said in a statement on Friday that the strike — which other officials said was carried out by an Air…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved the deployment of U.S. forces to bolster Saudi Arabia’s air defenses after an attack on the kingdom’s oil infrastructure that has been blamed on Iran.Speaking at the Pentagon, Defense…

Looking on the posts of Libyans on social media over the last 24 hours, one point stands out with massive amount of anger and discontent among the majority  of Libyans; nepotism and corruption in the Government of National Accord (GNA).…

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council and Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sirraj has issued an order appointing a number of new Libyan ambassadors to different countries around the world. The eleven…

Jordan said on Wednesday that two of three Jordanians who were kidnapped in Libya last year had been released.Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi received a phone call last week from his Libyan counterpart Mohamed Sayala over…

Turkey said it supports a UN-backed political process in Libya, the Turkish presidential spokesman said on Wednesday.       İbrahim Kalın told reporters in Berlin after a meeting on the Libyan crisis that it is necessary to clarify who…

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said the stabilisation of Libya will be at the centre of discussion in his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Rome on Wednesday.“The Libyan crisis remains a source of great concern for…

Khalifa Haftar's foriegn backup drones - mainly UAE's - targeted on Tuesday the airports of Misurata and Miitiga in Tripoli causing material damage in the two civilian airports.The airstrikes on Misurata Airport came at the same time a…