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At least one person has been killed and six others wounded after attackers blew themselves up near the police command centre in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to state media.Suicide bombers tried to storm the main police…

Misurata security department forces arrested on Wednesday 13 individuals accused of  being part of IS terror group. According to local sources from the city, the arrest came after an exchange of fire that lasted for three hours at Sakat…

The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner, Nils Muiznieks, has asked Italy to shed more light on a pact made with war-torn Libya to stem the flow of boat migrants crossing to Italy.Muiznieks wrote to Interior Minister…

The Security Council has endorsed the United Nations’ action plan to resume an inclusive political process in Libya.In a Presidential Statement, the 15-member body strongly urged all Libyans to work together in a spirit of…

An Italian court has sentenced to life imprisonment a sadistic people smuggler who raped, tortured and murdered migrants trying to reach Europe from North Africa.Osman Matammud, 22, from Somalia, was found guilty of multiple…

The European Union (EU) is intending to reopen its embassy in Libya pending security conditions, officials said on Tuesday, offering further political support for the Tripoli government struggling to establish control.EU leaders…

Head of Libya’s unity government Fayez Al-Sarraj has renewed his support for any political plan that leads to holding fresh presidential and parliamentary elections in the conflict-ridden country.Speaking during a meeting with…

The Catalan stand-off comes to a head today with a 1600 GMT session of the regional parliament that Madrid fears will be a platform to make a unilateral declaration of independence.That in theory would start a six-month process…

Electric cars may not be saving the planet at all, says Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne.The full environmental impact of electric cars needs to be analyzed more thoroughly before we can determine them to be more innocuous…

Dozens of protesters have briefly blocked the gates of the parliament based in the country’s east, preventing a crucial session, lawmakers said on Monday, before negotiations ended the standoff.The house was to convene for the…