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Tunisian govt: 60 citizens released in Libya, many remain

Tunisia's Foreign Ministry says 60 of its citizens have been released from detention in Libya, leaving more than 100 still under arrest. On Saturday, Tunisia's consul in Tripoli, Brahim Rezgui, said that 172 Tunisians had been arrested by authorities. Differing reasons have been given for...

Pianist looks to Syria's musical past to spread peace

 Malek Jandali may only have been alive for four decades but the award-winning composer insists he feels ancient, having revived some of the oldest melodies from his war-torn Syrian homeland. "I'm 8,000 years old," said the pianist, in the middle of a world tour he hopes will spread...

Kurds advance against Islamic State in northeastern Syria

Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led air strikes are pressing an attack on Islamic State in northeastern Syria that has killed at least 170 members of the jihadist group this week, a Kurdish official and a monitoring group said on Wednesday. The official said Kurdish YPG fighters and allied...