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The Head of the Misurata Office of the Red Crescent Najib Al-Rays, has denied commenting on the videos that show Sudanese nationals tortured.Najib told the Libyan News that he had not heard about or seen the videos on social media, but…

Turkish forces have captured a number of villages in north-western Syria, on the third day of an offensive to oust Kurdish fighters, Turkish media report.Troops, accompanied by allied Syrian rebels, reportedly seized control of several…

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, and others cities in western Libya were hit by heavy rain and some of them were hit by a snow storm on Sunday, which continued until Monday morning.The heavy rain led to the flooding of different valleys…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Sunday reopening the eastern Assarah oilfields, which produce more than 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) but had been shut in by a blockade since last November.According to sources…

The Syrian-Kurdish YPG militia, supported by the United States but seen as a terrorist organization by Turkey, said it had repulsed the Turkish forces and their allies after fierce clashes. Intense Turkish artillery…

Flights of the state-owned Libyan Airlines have been resumed in Mitiga Airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Saturday morning as the first flights flew to Tunisia’s Carthage Airport.According to local media citing the airliner,…

Nigeria beat Libya 1-0 at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Morocco in the second match in Group 3 on Friday.The second game of the group saw Rwanda beat Equatorial Guinea by the same scoreline.Both Nigeria and Rwanda…

The Italian parliament on Wednesday approved the increase of Italian troops in Libya, Niger and other countries.Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said earlier that Italy will transfer part of its military units from Iraq and…

Syria has threatened to shoot down Turkish warplanes in its airspace, as Turkey prepares to carry out a possible assault on a Kurdish enclave.Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said any incursion into Afrin would be considered an act…

Royal Dutch Shell  and British Petroleum agreed to annual deals to buy Libyan crude, underscoring how Libya's recovering production and improving security are enticing some of the world’s largest oil companies, reported Bloomberg. …