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Turkey’s higher education authority on Tuesday demanded the resignation of every university dean in the country in the wake of an attempted coup.The Higher Education Board called on 1,176 state and 401 private university deans to…

Rio de Janeiro is ready to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) top coordinator said Monday.Following her final pre-event visit to the Brazilian host city and after touring a…

Two suicide bombers tried to ram vehicles laden with explosives through two Yemeni military checkpoints near the government-held port city of Mukalla on Monday, killing at least 10 people, the army and medics said.Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni…

ISIS is suffering higher casualty numbers in Libya, a sign that the terror group is growing weaker in the country, said the U.S. military's top officer.“I don’t think there is any doubt that the Islamic State in Libya is weaker now…

At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in US-led air strikes against areas in Syria held by the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS), a monitoring group said."We believe that…

Sources told Libyan News that Benghazi Shura Council attacked Dignity Operation forces Tuesday in Garyounis front line.The Sources added that the Shura Council fighters destroyed a tank for Dignity Operation forces, led by Khalifa…

EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has warned that Turkey would be barred from joining the bloc if it reintroduces the death penalty to allow the execution of those involved in a recent failed coup in the country.Speaking…

The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern over the activities of the so-called terror group, ISIS in the country.Ban Ki-Moon says with the push-back of the militants from their Sirte stronghold, the…