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Libya slams French military presence
Libya’s unity government condemns the presence of French military forces in the country following the revelation that such forces are operating on the ground in Libya.

Libya’s unity government condemns the presence of French military forces in the country following the revelation that such forces are operating on the ground in Libya.

Israeli military forces demolish several Palestinian houses around al-Quds (Jerusalem).

Clashes break out between Armenian police and protests gathered outside a police station seized by armed men.

The United States and Cuba are making “steady progress” one year after the normalization of ties between the long-time foes.

US police forces arrest at least 17 people in a protest outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.

The UN has called on world powers to make sure that the JCPOA is beneficial to the people of Iran.

The US-led coalition will investigate civilian casualties caused by an air strike near Manbij, in northern Syria, says Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

Sheikh Isa Qassim’s spokesman warns that there will be consequences if the prominent Shia cleric is harmed or taken away from the people of Bahrain.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares a three-month state of emergency following a failed coup in the country.

Britain is doubling its deployment of troops to Iraq, says Secretary of State for Defense Michael Fallon, citing fight on Daesh terrorists.

A Palestinian family says their last goodbyes to their 12-year-old son who was shot and killed by Israel troops in the occupied West Bank.

A US federal court order benefiting the families of some victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack and others has been reversed on appeal.

An American analyst says Russia has disrupted US plans to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

The Ugandan army evacuates 38,000 civilians trapped by battles in South Sudan’s capital, Juba.

Thousands of demonstrators in Pakistan protest against the ongoing violence in the Indian-administered Kashmir.

Iranian forces thwart sabotage acts and arrest a group saboteurs in southeast of the country.

Jeremy Corbyn and Owen Smith will battle it out to lead the Labour Party after Angela Eagle dropped bid.

Israeli Minister of Military Affairs Avigdor Lieberman questions the army radio station over a recent program on a Palestinian poet.