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A conference calling Libya to return to monarchy and to activate the independence Constitution kicked off in Tripoli on Saturday."Through its intensive meetings, this conference calls for Libya to return to the monarchy and to…

Mellitah Oil and Gas Company in Libya said work has been suspended in its complex due to the second phase of the Salam Oilfield Project.The company said in a statement that this stage of wok will see the addition of 10 wells so the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced a strike on Syria launched by the US and its allies as an "act of aggression" that will exacerbate humanitarian catastrophe in Syria.In a statement issued by the Kremlin, the Russian…

The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said early on Saturday that he and the commander of the self-styled Libyan army Khalifa Haftar had conversed on the phone for about ten minutes, casting doubt on earlier news that Haftar died in a…

Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar has died in Paris

Libya eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar has already allowed the C.I.A. to establish a base in Benghazi — a low-key American return to the city after Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was killed there in 2012 — and a handful of American…

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has decreed three days of national mourning after 257 people were killed in the country's worst plane crash, the state press service, Algerie Presse Service, reported on Wednesday."Following…

Libyan officials say strongman Khalifa Hifter has been flown to France for medical treatment.They did not elaborate on his medical condition, only said on Thursday that he suffered a “medical issue” and was taken from Jordan to…

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar has reportedly been hospitalized in France after suffering a stroke, according to French media reports Wednesday.Le Monde citing its sources reported that Haftar was first hospitalized in the…

The commander of the self-proclaimed army in eastern Libya has been lodged at the Paris military hospital, Val De Grace, for treatment of a very serious cerebral bleed, reported Hugeux Vincent, who works for L'News newspaper. …