Trump vows to announce Jerusalem as capital of Israel

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that if elected, the United States would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the campaign said, marking a potential…

Trump, Clinton prepare for first face-to-face debate

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump will face off for the first time on Monday in a presidential debate that could rank as one of the most watched and highly anticipated political showdowns in U.S. history.The…

High Council of State to discuss sovereign posts with HoR

The second deputy head of the High Council of State, Mohammad Emmazeb, urged Sunday the head of the committee responsible for implementing the political agreement to start discussing article 15 of the agreeement with the pro-GNA members…

Jordanian writer who burlesqued Islam shot dead in Amman

A Jordanian writer charged with offending Islam after allegedly sharing a satirical cartoon on his Facebook page has been killed.Nahid Hattar was hit by three bullets outside the court in the capital Amman where he was standing…

Q&A with AbdulMagid Breish, Chairman of the LIA in Tripoli

Here’s the question-and-answer session with AbdulMagid Breish, Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in Tripoli:Q: Ali Mahmoud Hassan Mohamed, Chairman of the so-called LIA “steering committee”, has said that the “the…

Canada confirms one citizen is taken as a hostage in Libya

Canada confirmed on Sunday it has become aware of a citizen taken hostage in Libya and is "diligently pursuing all appropriate channels to obtain more information."Libyan authorities said last week a Canadian and two Italians…

Leader of Boko Haram appears on video denying his death

The disputed leader of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video message denying a claim by the military that he was killed or badly wounded in air strike last month.Abubakar Shekau appeared healthy in the video in…