More than a dozen people have been injured as Lebanese protesters clashed with security forces in major cities, after the national currency plunged to a new record low on the black market.

The move toward reconciliation comes amid a UN-backed peace process.

Unidentified armed men have shot dead a senior Libyan military commander who was wanted by the ICC for alleged war crimes in the country’s eastern city of Benghazi.

The failed assassination attempt on Fathi Bashagha has led to the death of two people and the capture of two in the capital Tripoli.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, which is moving toward the formation of a unity government ten years after its revolution.

Top Lebanese leaders strongly condemn violent clashes in the city of Tripoli between security forces and protesters angry over a strict coronavirus lockdown.

Anger is boiling in the Middle East and elsewhere over a recent agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to normalize diplomatic relations.

Lebanese legislators have approved a state of emergency declared by the government, which needs the authority to put down post-blast protests.

The UNSMIL says over 100 people, including civilians, have been killed or injured due to landmines planted in southern Tripoli.

Amid increasing foreign intervention in Libya, Iran stresses the need for respecting the North African state’s territorial integrity and right to self-determination.