Libya’s unity government convenes talks

The head of Libya’s unity government Fayez al-Sarraj has convened a meeting with various factions to seek solutions to the 5-year long deadly unrest.The call comes at the time when the internationally recognised Unity government has…

Libya sovereign fund denies handover rumours

AbdulMagid Breish, the chairman of LIA Tripoli, and Fawzi Farkash, the newly-appointed Chairman of the Tobruk-based LIA has denied veracity of the reports that a steering committee has taken over responsibility for managing the LIA…

Report criticises David Cameron over Libya intervention

The 2011 campaign to overthrow the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has been described as "ill-conceived" and "founded on erroneous assumptions".A highly critical report, published by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, accuses the…

Syrian opposition says not confident truce will last

A Syrian opposition politician said on Wednesday he did not have great confidence that a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Russia would last longer than a previous truce that temporarily curbed the fighting earlier this year.…

British-Egyptian economist named as new head of LSE

A British-Egyptian economist has been appointed the first woman to head London School of Economics - one of the world's leading universities.Dame Minouche Shafik, also known as Nemat Shafik, will leave her current job as deputy…

South Korea plans to annihilate North Korean capital

South Korea has a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital if it shows any signs of mounting a nuclear attack, according to reports from Seoul.A military source told the Yonhap news agency every part of Pyongyang "will be…