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Syrian government forces on Tuesday reached troops besieged for years by Islamic State in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, the militants’ last major stronghold in Syria, the army said.Tanks and troops pressed quickly toward a…

Guinea's hopes of reaching a maiden World Cup are in tatters after Hamdou Elhouni's first-half goal secured victory for ten-man Libya in Monastir on Monday evening, leaving both teams on three points in Group A.While neither side…

Foreign workers at Libya's Sharara oil field, which is currently shut, have been temporarily evacuated because of unspecified information about activity nearby, an engineer at the field said on Monday, Reuters reported.Sixteen…

Libya and Nigeria, the two OPEC members exempt from the current oil production cut deal, have been invited to participate in the producer group's latest ministerial committee meeting September 22.The two countries have been asked to…

France's Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian arrived in Libya on Monday to meet rival political leaders and offer support for a deal aimed at stabilising the strife-torn Libya.In Tripoli, Le Drian met The Head of the Presidential…

Libya's east-based self-styled army spokesman, Ahmed Al-Mismari, said on Sunday that Islamic State (IS) terrorists are attempting to move from the south to coastal areas in northern Libya.Al-Mismari posted on Facebook on Sunday that…

Nearly 90,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar in August, pressuring scarce resources of aid agencies and communities already helping hundreds of thousands of refugees from previous spasms of violence…

The commander of the eastern forces of Operation Dignity Khalifa Haftar has issued an order banning all officials of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and Presidential Council led by Fayez Al-Serraj from entering or working in the…

A convoy of Islamic State fighters appears to have turned back after U.S.-led airstrikes thwarted its attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria, the head of U.S.-led forces fighting Islamic State said on…