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Israeli air forces has launched an airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday, as tension fumes in the region, after rockets were fired from the Palestinian group Hamas, on Friday.Hamas said two of its gunmen were killed in the…

Libya and Italy agreed, on Saturday, to set up a joint chamber to fight smugglers and human traffickers.According to a statement by the media office of the Government of National Accord (GNA), The chamber will consist of…

An important meeting to discuss the unification of the state budget for the year 2018 and adjusting exchange rate is underway at the moment, in Tunis.Taking part at the meeting, which is sponsored by the World Bank, the…

An Italian appeals court in Palermo acquitted a Libyan university researcher accused of inciting people to commit terror crimes, on Thursday.Kadija Al-Shabbi,a researcher of economic in the University of Benghazi, was arrested two…

At least 15 United Nations peacekeepers (blue helmets) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been killed and many more injured.The Secretary-General António Guterres described the incident as the “worst attack” on UN…

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lutfi Al Maghribi, confirmed that the Libyan foreign minister Mohammed Al-Sayala will visit Moscow on the 11th of December, where he will meet his Russian counterpart,…

The African Union (AU) announced, on Wednesday, its intention to repatriate 20,000 immigrants from Libya in the next six weeks.A statement by the AU said the Joint African Union-European Union-United Nations Task Force…

The Italian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, it has allocated a contribution of 600 thousand Euros for the Libyan national dialogue, under the umbrella of the United Nations.The Italian Foreign Minister, Angelino Alfano noted…

The General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL), has signed an agreement with Siemens, the German company, to set up two electricity plants in Tripoli and Misurata, on Thursday in Berlin.The ceremony was attended by the head of the…

Human Rights Watch has revealed that "Muslim Sufi" places of worship face increasing attacks in Libya.Thursday’s Human Rights Watch statement indicated that two historic Sufi mosques were attacked in November and October in the…