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Sudan came a step closer to a civilian government on Saturday when opposition leaders and military generals signed a power-sharing agreement in the capital, Khartoum.The agreement follows protests that toppled 75-year-old dictator Omar…

Libya's Presidential Council (PC) condemned on Friday the attacks on airports in western Libya, as the armed conflict between the Government of National Accord and the eastern-based Khalifa Haftar's forces continues."The Presidential…

Amnesty International voiced growing concern Friday for the safety of a Libyan lawmaker after her “horrific” night-time abduction in the city of Benghazi.Siham Sergewa disappeared on July 17 in an attack that also allegedly saw…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) deplored Friday the ever-increasing and systemic attacks on airports in western Libya, including Zuwara and Mitiga."These attacks have endangered the lives of thousands of civilian…

The UN  envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame condemned in the strongest terms "the clear pattern of ruthless attacks against health workers and facilities.“Intentionally targeting health workers and health facilities and ambulances is a war…

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that an “internal investigation” will be conducted to establish the circumstances of the attack in Benghazi, which killed three United Nations Support Mission staffers among five in total…

The Democratic Party said Wednesday that it finds it rather incomprehensible that some Western democracies which respect human rights and the rule of law are nowadays making a habit of issuing joint political statements with some despotic…

Khalifa Haftar's Air Force carried in the early hours of Thursday airstrikes - and some sources say artillery shelling - on Tripoli's Mitiga Airport, leaving massive fire inside the airport. The managment of the airport said at least…

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday urged European countries to take 507 rescued migrants who are currently stranded in the Mediterranean Sea.  "Many are reportedly survivors of appalling abuses in Libya and are from…

Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s presidential election, rejecting 71 other applicants.The September 15 vote follows the death last month of Beji Caid…