IS attack on Jufra checkpoint in Libya leaves 11 dead

The spokesman of Libya’s self-styled national army in the east says Islamic State militants beheaded 11 people in an attack on a checkpoint, the Associated Press said.Brig. Gen. Ahmed al-Mosmari said in a Facebook post that two of…

Italy sends first aid kits to Zuwara city in Libya

Italian ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Perrone and defense attache Captain Patrizio Rapalino on Wednesday gave 5,000 hygiene and first aid kits to the mayor of the Libyan city Zuwarah.The material was provided by on its the…

Gulf rift with Qatar deepens over hajj dispute

A row over access for Qataris to Islam's annual haj pilgrimage is further poisoning relations between their country and Saudi Arabia and aggravating a wider diplomatic rift with other Arab powers.Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia,…

UNICEF provides healthcare kits to Sirte families

The UNICEF said Tuesday that it had provided needy Sirte families with 500 healthcare kits.Meanwhile, a source from Sirte municipality said that the healthcare aids from the UNICEF are part of a project funded by the office of…

Libyan former Prime Minister Ali Zeidan freed in Tripoli

According to sources from the media, the former Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zeidan, has been released from his detention in Tripoli.Zeidan was arrested from his hotel in Dahra in Tripoli on August 14 by security forces allied to the…

Iraqi forces enter first spots in Tal Afar, west Mosul

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited Iraq on Tuesday just days after the start of an offensive to oust Islamic State from the city of Tal Afar, with talks focused on backing Iraqi efforts to stabilize areas recaptured from the…