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UAE TV presenter Hamad Al-Miziwighy said he is boycotting Algeria's national football team, which won Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt last Friday.The Emirati presenter said the Algerian people are "barbaric" after a riot for some…

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has dismissed the notion that all migrants currently in Libya aim to come to Europe.The organization estimates that out of 650,000, "a few ten thousand migrants in Libya have the right…

Dubbed 'Zero Hour Attack', Khalifa Haftar's second major offensive against Tripoli started early on Monday from over four frontlines in southern Tripoli in an attempt to enter the city center of the Libyan capital. But few hours into…

A Libyan Air Force jet landed Monday in Mednine in Tunisia and the pilot Faraj Al-Gharyani has been detained by Tunisian authorities on the spot.According to the Tunisian defense ministry's statement, the warplane was Mig L39 and it was…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced Monday the lifting of force majeure on Sharara crude oil loading from Zawiya port, following the opening of a closed valve on the pipeline connecting the Sharara oilfield to the Zawiya…

The German Ambassador to Libya Oliver Owcza on Sunday said the Germany has provided two million euros (2.24 million U.S. dollars) to the UN Higher Commission of Refugees (UNHCR) to support refugees, migrants and displaced persons in Libya.…

At least 17 civilians, including three children, were killed on Sunday in fresh Syrian regime airstrikes in the de-escalation zones in northwestern Syria, defense sources said.  Syrian Army forces supported by Russian jets targeted…

13 fighters loyal to forces commanded by Khalifa Haftar were killed overnight in a drone strike by the Government of National Accord in southern Tripoli, a military source told reporters.According to local media, seven out of the 13…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday confirmed its desire to de-escalate the military situation in Libya, as the armed conflict in the capital Tripoli continues between the UN-backed government and the rival…

SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charities have relaunched migrant rescue operations off Libya, seven months after they were forced to abandon efforts using their ship Aquarius. The two groups "are back at sea with a…