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The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed outside the Safari Hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has risen to 189 with more than 200 injured.It is the single deadliest attack ever in the Horn of Africa nation.…

A group of ISIL fighters has evacuated the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, taking civilians with them as human shields, a militia spokesperson said, as the battle continued with fighters who stayed behind.The US-backed Syrian…

The Palestinian Fatah member Mohammed Dahlan has been investigated by the International Criminal Court for his involvement with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Abdullah Al-Sonoussi and other Libyan officials in crimes in the country, documents…

The commander of Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar said his self-styled national army is now in control of most parts of the country.Only a few areas remain outside of their control, Haftar added on Saturday in…

The commander of Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, appears to have instructed the government of eastern Libya – Interim Government of Abdullah Al-Thinni – to regains some sort og relations with Syria’s regime led by…

Turkey backs a UN plan to resume the political process in Libya, the Turkish envoy to the North African state said Friday.Emrullah Isler, who is also a lawmaker with Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, said…

A rescue ship has docked in Sicily with 606 migrants picked up in less than two days off the Libyan coast.They are from about 20 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Aid group SOS Méditerranée says they include 241 children and 11…

High commissioner of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned Thursday that serious violations were "endemic" in many detention centres in Libya, but said he was "optimistic" that authorities were…