Turkey suspends EU Convention on Human Rights

Turkey will temporarily suspend the European Convention on Human Rights after announcing a state of emergency following the attempted coup.Deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Thursday that Turkey would follow the example…

LAPAC files lawsuit at ICC over stolen Libyan oil

The Libyan American Public Affairs Center (LAPAC) said it had filed a lawsuit at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against whom it described the figures who shut down Libya's oil production and committed a crime by trapping Libyans…

US and allies map out final eradication of ISIS

The US and its allies in the coalition against so-called Islamic State (IS) have agreed on a strategy to defeat the group, US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has said.They will corner the militants in their bastions of Raqqa, in Syria,…

Russian athletes banned from Rio Olympics 2016

A decision to ban Russian track and field athletes from Rio 2016 over the country's alleged state-sponsored doping regime has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.Russia's athletics federation was suspended by the…

Fire engulfs Dubai skyscrapers, no casualties reported

A fire has engulfed more than 30 storeys of a residential skyscraper in Dubai, but there are no reports of any casualties.Firefighters tackled the blaze at the 75-storey Sulafa tower in the built-up Marina district, while burning…

Rage in Libya over French vile intervention

Libyans' comments on the latest revelation of the French intervention in the Libyan conflict by backing up Dignity Operation forces led by Khalifa Haftar have been so outrageous at the what they described the immoral French siding with…