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Mahmoud Al-Werfalli - a war criminal wanted by the International Criminal Court for extrajudical killings - has been reported by local media that he kidnapped a female inmate from Kwefiya prison in Benghazi on wednesday.Just…

Ahead of a meeting of the Central Mediterranean Contact Group (CMCG) in Bern on Monday, Amnesty Switzerland has called to make it easier for migrants to be evacuated from Libya and resettled in Switzerland and other European countries,…

Syria’s army declared victory over Islamic State on Thursday, saying its capture of the jihadists’ last town in the country marked the collapse of their project in the region.The army and its allies are still fighting Islamic…

Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption has spread beyond its borders as regulators in the United Arab Emirates ask UAE banks for information about Saudi citizens detained in the investigation, a possible prelude to freezing their…

Egypt’s president said the defeat of the extremist Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria was likely to have forced militants to seek a safe haven in neighboring Libya, from which they will later cross into his country where his…

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor on Wednesday urged Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar to hand over a commander wanted for war crimes including the cold-blooded execution of 33 people.Fatou Bensouda delivered her…

A coalition of forces from Tripoli, Zintan and Gharyan as well as other districts has seized control of the area known as Aziziyah in south-western Tripoli – which is part of Wershifana province. According to local media, the forces…

The Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Libya Bettina Muscheidt has revealed in a meeting with the Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord Mohammed Sayala that they will reopen the border assistance mission’s…

Turkish ambassador to Libya Ahmet Dogan has stated that the workers of the Turkish company Enka will keep on working in the Ubari gas steam station despite the kidnap of four of its personnel last Friday.Dogan said in a meeting with…

On Monday, three fighters from the forces of Operation Dignity led by Khalifa Haftar were killed and others were injured as clashes renewed in Sidi Kharabish in Benghazi.The clashes broke out between Haftar's fighters and Benghazi…