‎The Minister of Health, Mohamed Al-Ghouj, along with the WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Hanan Al-Balkhi, and the WHO Country Director in Libya, Ahmed Zweiten, chaired a technical meeting that brought together the directors of the Ministry’s technical departments and their counterparts from the WHO technical team. The meeting was dedicated to reviewing […] The post Health Ministry signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement 2026-2027 with WHO – announces results of the 100-Day Initiative appeared first on LibyaHerald.

Armed clashes and exchanges of fire broke out in the city of Zawia overnight, intensifying rapidly as the morning went on. The city clashes included in the early hours of this morning the areas near the Zawia Oil Refinery complex. No injuries or deaths have been officially reported at the time of publication. Zawia Refinery […] The post Zawia clashes lead to Zawia Refinery shutdown and evacuation of Zawia Port appeared first on LibyaHerald.

The pollution spreading across southern Russia exposes environmental collapse under Putin's system.

State TV releases a video of IRGC forces boarding and detaining the Barbados-flagged vessel, Ocean Koi.

The Constitutional Court says MPs were was wrong to block impeachment proceedings against Cyril Ramaphosa.

Fear and uncertainty linger for Somali migrants in Minnesota despite a legal reprieve.

Iran accuses the US of violating the truce, alleging it targeted an oil tanker and carried out attacks on coastal areas.

Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".

Norway has announced it plans to reopen three old gas fields in the North Sea in order to boost Europe's supply. Already the largest supplier for the EU, Oslo also proposed 70 new offshore locations for oil and gas exploration. Environmental activists accuse the government of using geopolitical tensions and conflicts like the wars in Ukraine and Iran as an excuse to continue drilling for fossil fuels despite the climate crisis.

The unilateral ceasefire declared by Russia on the eve of its national World War II commemorations crumbled right after it took effect. Ukraine and Russia launched major attacks against each other, forcing Russia to scale down its victory parade for the first time in almost 20 years. Story by Shirli Sitbon.

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Thursday his country was in an economic “state of near-emergency” as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation. The Arab world’s most populous nation has not been physically impacted by the US and Israeli war with Iran, which has seen strikes on Egypt’s wealthy Gulf allies and paralyzed trade through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign. Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish what it called a permanent “security zone” along the border.

Botswana's former president Festus Mogae, who led the southern African country for a decade from 1998, winning praise for the fight against HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the presidency said on Friday.

Boko Haram jihadists have killed 18 loggers in northeast Nigerian Borno state, local sources told AFP Thursday, as people displaced by jihadists struggle to feed their families amid worsening attacks.