175 Nigerian immigrants repatriated from Libya

Another group of 175 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Tuesday aboard a chartered Nouvelair aircraft.The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the aircraft landed at 7.50 p.m. at the Murtala Muhammed International…

Libya pumping most oil in four years, prices slide sharply

Oil slid further into a bear market as rising global supply countered efforts by OPEC and its allies to drain a glut, Bloomberg reported.Futures fell as much as 1.1 percent in New York after front-month prices closed Tuesday more…

Saudi King sacks rightful heir, names his son as successor

Saudi Arabia has relieved Muhammad bin Nayef from his role as crown prince, replacing him with Mohammad bin Salman, according to a royal decree published by state news agency SPA. The move positions the 31-year-old Bin Salman to be next…

Iraqi forces launch attack on Mosul old city

Iraqi forces launched an assault Sunday to retake Mosul's Old City, the last district still held by the Islamic State group three years after the jihadists seized the northern city and declared their "caliphate", Agence-France Presse.…

Syrian army declares two-day ceasefire in Daraa

The Syrian army said it would suspend combat operations in the southern city of Deraa for 48 hours from Saturday, as mediators announced two separate attempts to convene new peace talks next month, Reuters reported.The Syrian army…

Forest fire in Portugal killed over 57 people so far

A forest fire raging since Saturday in central Portugal has killed at least 57 people, a government official said on Sunday, in what is possibly the deadliest-ever single forest blaze in Portugal."It is the greatest tragedy of human…