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The Libyan karate team has been placed fourth in the Arab Karate Championship in Jordan in its eleventh round this year.The Libyan karatekas won four medals in the competition, two silver and two bronze medals with in different…

The 2016 Olympics have been formally opened with a colourful and pulsating ceremony at Rio's Maracana stadium.Broadcast to an estimated audience of three billion, it celebrated Brazil's history, culture and natural beauty, before…

The US envoy to Libya, Jonathan Winer said the reopening of oil fields can absolutely add about 440,000 barrels per day, which could maintain Libya's sufficiency of foods and medicines' imports.On Twitter Friday, Winer said he hopes…

Dignity Operation forces have retreated away from the western entrance of Derna city after an attempt on Thursday to raid and penetrate into the downtown of the city.This attempt was foiled by the Derna Shura Council after heavy…

A group in Syria has reportedly demanded the release of prisoners held in Syrian and Lebanese jails in exchange for the bodies of five people who were shot down in a Russian military helicopter last week.The Russian helicopter was…

The United Nations delegate to Libya and head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, said he was worried about the growing number of the wounded in the fight against ISIS militants in Sirte.In a tweet on Friday, Kobler said the commanders of…

A source from Derna confirmed that 10 fighters from Dignity Operation forces, led by Khalifa Haftar, were killed and 19 others were wounded due to an attack by Derna Shura Council fighters on Dignity Operation's location in Al-Thaher…

A number of people went on demonstrations to protest against the foreign intervention in the Libyan affairs whether in the east or in Sirte with slogans in hand calling for ending such intervening acts.The demonstrations went to…

The Egyptian military says it has killed the head of the Sinai branch of so-called Islamic State (IS), along with dozens of its fighters.It said Abu Duaa al-Ansari was killed in a series of air strikes on fighters of the Sinai…

Italy's justice minister says that top investigators are looking into whether the Islamic State (IS) group is playing a role in managing the flow of migrants from Libya.Justice Minister Andrea Orlando told Corriere della Sera in an…