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Isis mastermind of Sousse massacre identified as Chamseddine al-Sandi
Chamseddine ran the cell, known as the Bardo gang, responsible for the slayings at the Bardo Museum and the Sousse attack.
Detained Isis suspect claims group executed two missing Tunisian journalists
Suspect claims blogger Sofiene Chourabi and photographer Nadhir Ktari executed in Derna after IS court order.
Libyan plane hijack: All hostages freed as hijackers surrender in Malta
Two hijackers have surrendered to police in Malta, exiting the plane waving the Libyan flag.
2016 in review: 50 powerful photos of war in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen
In this gallery, IBTimes UK looks back at the year in four countries ripped apart by conflict: Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen.
IBTimes UK Agency Photographer of the Year: Goran Tomasevic
International Business Times UK is pleased to announce that Goran Tomasevic is our 2016 Agency Photographer of the Year.
Aleppo: Assad has won a battle not the war says former Arab League chief Amr Moussa
Moussa says that Saudi Arabia and Egypt should play a bigger role in ending the Syrian war
Women and children held captive by Isis are released as Sirte is liberated
Dozens of women and children – some of them migrants from sub-Saharan Africa held captive by Isis – escaped or were released from militant-held territory.
Libyan forces take control of Isis-held Sirte in major blow to Islamic State
The town was the Islamist terror group's major centre of power in Northern Africa.
Islamic State in Libya suspected of using women as suicide bombers
It comes when the terrorists are making a 'last stand' in the northern city.
Isis could have adopted new tactics to unleash terror on Europe, Europol warns amid ongoing Mosul offensive
A Europol report cautions against foreign fighters returning from Isis strongholds in Iraq and Syria.
UK intervention in Libya 'saved lives and weakened Isis' says government response to criticism
It follows a damning report in September in which David Cameron was blamed for a lack of strategy.
How a pet monkey may have sparked off civil war in Libya's desert south
Tensions between Awlad Suleiman and Gaddadfa inflamed by 'monkey prank'.
Libya: 20 killed as tribes clash after pet monkey attacks schoolgirls, say reports
Days of fighting between the Awlad Suleiman and Guedadfa clans were triggered by a monkey attack.
Third shipwreck in three days pushes Mediterranean death toll to over 4,600 this year
Figures for the first half of November saw five times as many deaths as the whole month in 2015.
Who is Abu Nassim? Isis commander wanted in Italy on terrorism charges is arrested in Sudan
Italy sentenced Moez Fezzani to six years in jail on terrorist recruitment charges in 2014.
Dozens perish off the coast of Libya after coastguard boat attacks migrant dinghy
Men, who may have stolen the coastguard vessel, attacked the dinghy causing it to deflate.
Libya five years after the death of 'brother leader' Muammar Gaddafi
The death of the eccentric leader was the defining moment of the country's 2011 revolutionary war.
Former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi: A life in pictures
To mark the fifth anniversary of his death, IBTimes UK looks back at the life and times of Muammar Gaddafi.
Anti-Slavery Day: Why migrants crossing the Mediterranean are victims of slavery and trafficking
Nearly three-quarters of migrants travelling from North Africa to Europe have experienced exploitation.
MoD pays out tens of thousands in damages to UK victims of sexual abuse by Libyan cadets
The MoD pays compensation to two victims sexually abused by Libyan soldiers in Cambridge.
Goldman Sachs wins $1bn lawsuit with the Libyan Investment Authority
Goldman Sachs was accused of taking advantage of LIA's limited experience and forcing it into risky derivative trades.
Commodities round-up: Divergent supply and inventory data tugs send oil futures sideways
Oil benchmarks saw another volatile session after data pointing to supply drops neutralised crude inventories build-up stateside.
Over 10,000 refugees and migrants rescued in 48 hours, trying to reach European shores
Smugglers took advantage of calm waters to launch vessels crowded with refugees who pay them in the hope of reaching Europe.
Photos: Isis snipers ambush Libyan forces and kill Dutch photojournalist
Jeroen Oerlemans is the third journalist to be killed in Libya this year.
Revealed: Five most dangerous countries in Africa (and the safest)
Latest report from Mo Ibrahim Foundation says safety deterioration hinders improvement governance in Africa.
The hidden racism of the refugee crisis — why does nobody care when black Africans drown?
The African migrant trail via Libya is far more dangerous than the Syrian route via Greece.
Hundreds of migrants feared dead as more bodies remain trapped in sunken boat's freezer
170 bodies recovered after a boat carrying 600 capsized 11 miles off the Egyptian coast.
Jeremy Corbyn backs Ministry of Defence's war crime probes of British soldiers
Labour's leader said the British military must accept international law applies to its actions in wartime.
Two Italian nationals along with a Canadian abducted in southern Libya
The three men reportedly worked for a ground-handling company at Ghat airport.
Italy sends troops to open field hospital in Libya for forces fighting Isis
Italian forces will offer key humanitarian assistance to the country as part of Operation Hippocrates.