Eastern Libya has banned men and women between the ages of 18 and 45 from travelling abroad without permission. The region's military chief of staff, Abdelrazzak Al-Naduri, said the aim of the move...
About 730 migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast on Wednesday after seven rescue operations mounted by the Italian coast guard and the SOS Mediterranee aid group. The migrants were mainly from...
Simba the lion and Lula the bear are the Mosul zoo's only survivors -- the other animals were killed by shelling, starved to death or ate each other during the fighting. Covered in dirt and...
Ghana attacker Andre Ayew has shed light on the Black Stars' disappointing showing at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon. The 27-year-old, who had fitness concerns last year following a thigh...
It is believed they were trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy. Migrant deaths have risen to record levels along this smuggling route in recent months. A torn rubber boat was found nearby, and...
Refugee deaths have risen to record levels across the Mediterranean Sea in the past year Libya's Red Crescent has said that 74 bodies of refugees have washed ashore in the western city of Zawiya on...
Western governments need to step up their efforts to combat corruption if they are to defeat jihadists such as the Islamic State group and Boko Haram, Transparency International warned Tuesday....
A trial of dozens of aides to ousted Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi is failing to uphold international rights norms in its treatment of defendants, a United Nations report said Tuesday. Libya has...
The bodies of 74 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe have washed up on a beach west of the Libyan capital, the Red Crescent said Tuesday. Residents of the village of...
So-called Islamic State (IS) will never be defeated unless the corrupt conditions that help it to thrive are addressed, a new report claims. Transparency International accuses western governments,...
The convoy of Libya's contested unity government chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, came under gunfire in Tripoli on Monday, without causing any casualties, his administration said. "The convoy of GNA...
A convoy carrying the prime minister of Libya's U. N.-backed government and the heads of an allied parliament and presidential guard came under fire in Tripoli on Monday, but none of the three were...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Algeria from Monday to press efforts to get North African countries to reduce the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean into Europe. Merkel, who last week...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a two-day visit to Algeria starting Monday. She is scheduled to hold talks with President Abdelaziz Boutef. The topics to be discussed at this meeting are mainly...
A draft of President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban targets the same seven countries listed in his original executive order and exempts travelers who already have a visa to travel to the U....
The high-profile friendly between African giants Ghana and Nigeria, set to be played in March, has been cancelled. The game was called off at the request of the Nigerians, who have chosen Burkina...
Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke was “made to feel like a criminal” as he was denied entry to the United States on Friday. Yorke said he was prevented from entering the USA due to an...
Libyans Friday marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, waving flags in central Tripoli even as the country reels from political chaos and security problems....
At least 174 Senegalese migrants have returned from Libya where they were detained whilst attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Abdoulaye Niass, one of the peoplewho returned today, told me his...
All things being equal, fuel prices will not travel beyond 15 percent increase in 2017, some industry analysts anticipate. This is largely due to a forecast that the price of oil will end the year at...
