Mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization seen as being close to Vladimir Putin, are fighting in Libya, UN diplomats said Wednesday, citing an experts' report on the country's arms embargo. It was the first time the UN has confirmed claims first made in US media...

At least three civilians were killed when militias loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar shelled Libya’s capital Tripoli on Wednesday, said an official. Amin al-Hashimi, media advisor to the Health Ministry, also said that another 19 civilians, including children, were wounded in the attack....

Yemen Wednesday reported the first three cases of the novel coronavirus in the southern province of Lahaj, one of whom has died, and another infection in the southern port of Aden. The emergency coronavirus committee of Yemen's Saudi-backed government also said one COVID-19 patient...

An investment commission connected to the leader of the illegal armed forces in eastern Libya, warlord commander Khalifa Haftar, is trading drugs with the Assad regime in Syria, Libya's Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha claimed Tuesday. Bashagha took to social media and alluded to 4...