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The commander of the western military zone of Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity, Edris Madi, ordered the brigade of Abu BakirAl-Seddiq be dissolved on Monday.The order comes two days after the brigade announced releasing Saif…

An Irish national has been placed on a terror blacklist by Saudi Arabia for the alleged backing of Islamic terror groups, the Irish Independent reported.Mahdi al-Harati (44), who is originally from Firhouse, Dublin, is one of 59…

Syrian state television has reported the leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghadi has been killed in an air strike, The Sun reported.Claims suggest the world’s most wanted terrorist was blasted with heavy artillery while in the ISIS…

Iran is sending two warships to Oman before they start their mission in international waters near the coast of Yemen, the country's navy has said, Al-Jazeera reported.The Tasnim news agency reported that the two ships, an Alborz…

Iran has sent four cargo planes of food to Qatar and plans to provide 100 tonnes of fruit and vegetable every day, Iranian officials said, amid concerns of shortages after Qatar's biggest suppliers severed ties with the import-dependent…

At least eight migrants drowned when their Europe-bound boat sank off Libya's coast and at least 100 people are missing, a coastguard official said on Saturday.The eight bodies were on an inflatable craft that can carry up to 120…

Over five people were injured as a car bomb detonated at the same minute the convoy of Benghazi mayor was passing through in northwestern the city.Benghazi mayor, Abdel Rahman Al-Abar, was also injured, but according to media…

The son of the late Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, was freed from Zintan in the western mountain region in Libya and had arrived in eastern Libya, Al-Bayda city.Saif is now among his uncles and relatives in…

The United Arab Emirates' assistance that violates a U.N. arms embargo has significantly boosted air power for forces loyal to Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar, a report by U.N. investigators published on Friday said, according to…