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Libya: 150+ bodies exhumed from mass graves in Tarhuna

After being liberated by the Libyan army last week from militias loyal to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, the country's northwestern city of Tarhuna now gazes in shock as authorities unearth multiple mass graves in its vicinity. So far, more than 150 bodies, including women and children,...

Funding gaps jeopardize aid in Yemen as COVID-19 spreads: UN

United Nations aid agencies voiced alarm Friday at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Yemen as COVID-19 spreads and a lack of funding jeopardizes life-saving programs. "More than 30 of the 41 UN-supported programmes in Yemen will close in the coming weeks if additional funds are...

Libya army captures Haftar's main supply line

The Libyan army on Thursday said it gained control of a main supply line used by warlord Khalifa Haftar's militias, days after it regained full control over the capital Tripoli from the forces loyal to the eastern-based renegade commander. An army statement said it now controlled the...

Libya's Tripoli gov't legitimate: Arab League official

The assistant secretary general of Arab League on Thursday termed the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) as the legitimate authority in Libya. In an interview with an Egyptian channel, Hossam Zaki said the GNA is legitimate according to Skhirat Agreement of which Egypt was also...