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Libyan political rivals meet in Malta to shake off the country’s impasse

Nov 10, 2016

The UNSMIL media center has disclosed that the members of the Libyan Political Dialogue (LPD) will kick off a two-day meeting Thursday."The meeting will be aimed at ending the impasse and agreeing on steps towards advancing the…

Primary Education in Libya, Report

Nov 09, 2016

Among all the crises that the Libyan people have to suffer nowadays, there exists another well-forgotten issue that has devastating long-term impacts on the future of the Libyan children – primary education.The country has been…

IS recruiter arrested in Germany with four other militants

Nov 09, 2016

Five people linked to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group have been arrested in co-ordinated raids in Germany, including a senior Islamist figure, reports say.Flats were raided in northern and western Germany and a mosque was…

Iraqi forensic experts investigate Mosul mass grave

Nov 09, 2016

Iraqi forensic experts are investigating a mass grave that was discovered by troops advancing towards the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, the BBC wrote Wednesday.The Iraqi military has said the grave, in the grounds of an…

One fighter killed as Libyan forces toughen siege of IS in Sirte

Nov 09, 2016

One fighter from Al-Bunyan Al-Marous forces was killed and other were injured due to heavy clashes with IS militants, who are holding onto their last area in the seaside Jizah neighbourhood, the spokesman of the Misurata Central…

US-led coalition warplanes kill 20 civilians in raids near Syria’s Raqqa

Nov 09, 2016

A US-led coalition air strike killed at least 20 civilians in a village north of so-called Islamic State's Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, activists say, the BBC reported.According to the BBC, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human…

Operation Dignity spokesman hails logistic, political support from Egypt and UAE

Nov 09, 2016

The spokesman of the Operation Dignity led by Khalifa Haftar, Ahmed Al-Mesmari, has praised Egypt for its support and provision of ammunition and equipment to the Operation Dignity forces in their war in Benghazi and the eastern region.…

African Union leaders set off initiative to end Libya’s political stalemate

Nov 09, 2016

The African Union leaders have started a high-ranking meeting in the AU headquarters to address the Libyan crisis and try to resolve it for good.The President of Chad, Current Chairpeson of the African Union, Idriss Deby inaugurated…

HoR member wants GNA’s Defence Minister sued

Nov 09, 2016

The member of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), Tariq Al-Jurooshi, has urged the Defence Minister of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord (GNA), Mihdi Al-Barghathi, to turn himself in to the HoR's authorities.…

Ban Ki-moon appoints new Deputy Head for UNSMIL

Nov 09, 2016

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, announced Wednesday the appointment of Maria do Valle Ribeiro of Ireland as his new Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya…

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