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Libyan forces took hold Monday of the seaside Jizah naighbourhood after heavy clashes and became inches away from the last nooks IS militants are holed inside.The media office posted Monday photos showing the Jizah neighbourhood and…

An attack on the offices of an international charity in the centre of the Afghan capital, Kabul, has left at least one civilian dead, officials say.Gunfire erupted when four armed men stormed the building of the aid group Care in…

The death toll after a car park collapsed while under construction in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv has risen to three, rescue workers say.A search is continuing for four other people missing at the site.Reports say an initial…

US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a tense meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Sunday in a bid to resolve the ongoing crisis in Syria.The pair spoke for more than 90 minutes in what Obama…

The French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Monday that it is quite likely that IS radical groups remaining in Libya would flee to Egypt or Tunisia after being pushed and defeated in their Libyan stronghold of Sirte,"We…

The price of oil jumped after Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed to discuss ways to stabilise the oil market.The announcement was made by the countries' energy ministers, Alexander Novak and Khalid al-Falih.The price of Brent crude…

Twin bomb blasts in the Afghan capital Kabul have killed at least 24 people and injured 91 others near the defence ministry, officials say.The first bomb was detonated remotely while the second was triggered by a suicide bomber,…

Cash shortage has never been this tough on Libyans as nowadays as it coincides with the coming of Eid Al-Adha , when people are obliged to buy sheep as "a sacrifice" as part of Islamic traditions and worshiping rituals. This need for…

The Presidential Council of the UN-backed Government of National Accord issued a statement Monday welcoming the release of the member of the General National Congress, adviser Sulaiman Zubi, from Zintan after two years of forced…