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Cambridge University: British historian David Starkey forced to resign over racist slavery comments

News Editor 4 Min Read

British historian and TV presenter David Starkey, quits Cambridge after saying "slavery was not genocide, otherwise there wouldn't be so many damn Blacks in Africa or in Britain, would there?"

France returns remains of Algerian resistance fighters after 171 years

Hamza Saleem 4 Min Read

‘The martyrs are returning home’: The remains of 24 Algerian anti-colonial resistance fighters decapitated by the French and taken as “war trophies” have returned to be buried.

Libya: Sisi warns of military ‘intervention’ following Haftar’s battlefield losses

Hamad Momin 6 Min Read

Egyptian coup president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warns of military 'intervention' amid growing tensions over recent victories against renegade commander Haftar and Turkey's increasing involvement.

Libya: Eight mass graves found in recently liberated strongholds of Haftar’s forces

Hamad Momin 5 Min Read

Most of the graves were found in Haftar’s last remaining stronghold in north-western Libya, yet another indication of the brutality of the Libyan conflict and the extent to which Haftar went in

Libyans celebrate as remaining strongholds of Haftar’s forces recaptured

Hamad Momin 5 Min Read

Key cities and towns recaptured in a series of recent military victories against Haftar's forces, placing it on its path to soon securing the entire country

Libyan government advances against warlord Khalifa Haftar

Muhammad Mussa 6 Min Read

The internationally recognised government of Libya, the GNA has gained the support of local communities in its campaign against Haftar’s brutal militias.