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Azzawiya city went into uneasy calm this Saturday morning after heavy clashes in the city center on Friday.The clashes were between armed groups from Azzawiya, western Tripoli, and both armed groups used medium and heavy weapons as…

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has demanded an immediate investigation into an air strike in Syria on Wednesday that hit a school, killing more than 20 children."If deliberate, this attack may amount to a war crime," he said. Russia has said…

Iraq's Shia militia groups say they have launched an attack against Islamic State militants west of Mosul, as the offensive to retake the city continues.The Hashid Shaabi groups say their aim is to oust IS from the town of Tal Afar,…

The United States is going to convene a meeting in Washington next week about the Libyan political impasse, reported a top US official on Saturday.The official went on to add that the US is going to try and resolve the…

Tunisia denied Thursday a US news report that said it had allowed the US troops to operate unmanned planes from its territory for missions in neighbouring Libya against IS. “As part of Tunisian-US bilateral cooperation, we have…

The UAE has reportedly established a military base in eastern Libya in support for the Operation Dignity Forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, which are part of the Tobruk-based House of Representative (HoR).The UAE-staffed military base…

Greece is planning to normalise ties with Libya and to reopen its embassy in the country's capital, Tripoli, according to diplomatic sources.The embassy was shut down in late July, 2014, at the height of Libya’s civil conflict.…