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UN: GNA only official govt. of Libya
The UN says the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is the only official cabinet of Libya.

The UN says the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) is the only official cabinet of Libya.

Former British prime minister Tony Blair says he made the right decision to join the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.

A Palestinian sustains serious injuries after allegedly ramming his car into an Israeli military vehicle in the occupied West Bank.

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says former prime minister Tony Blair “misled” MPs in 2003 over the reasons for the Iraq invasion.

Four border guards are killed during clashes with armed bandits in Iran's southeast.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says the invasion of Iraq was based on a belief that had lost credibility by 2003.

Iranian national basketball players have missed the Rio Olympics.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls on the UN Security Council to reject a recent report by the Quartet on the Middle East.

Lionel Messi is sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud.

Iraq's premier accepts the resignation of the interior minister in the wake of the Baghdad bombings.

The Iranian president tells Indian prime minister that Tehran will firmly pursue the development of Chabahar port.

Yemen’s pro-Hadi forces recapture the army headquarters at the Aden airport from militants following an hours-long firefight.

The Chilcot Inquiry concludes that the invasion of Iraq was based on flawed intelligence and that military action was not a last resort.

An analyst says Saudi Arabia is right for coup, is right for falling in political revolution because it has been sowing the seeds of destruction and Takfiri Wahhabism for the past 15 years.

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has vowed to attack Bangladesh, a week after a deadly hostage taking in the capital killed 20 people.

The Palestinian Authority is to stop cooperating with the so-called Quartet on the Middle East, accusing it of bias in favor of Israel.

The Syrian army declares a unilateral 72-hour truce across the country on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Juno spacecraft has just entered a Jupiter’s orbit to study the gas giant. Bu what do we expect to know further about the fuming planet?