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Libya ranks 85 on FIFA World Ranking

Dec 22, 2016

The Libyan football team has ranked 85 internationally as per the FIFA World Ranking for December on Thursday.The Libyan team advanced one point ahead of last month's ranking when it was 86 internationally.The Mediterranean…

Nigerians deported from Libya recount horrifying ordeals

Dec 22, 2016

Some Nigerians who were deported from Libya on Tuesday have lamented what they called inhuman treatment meted to them in Libyan detention facilities.They described such treatment as not only dehumanizing but one which sparked of…

Too much Facebook browsing makes people miserable, study shows

Dec 22, 2016

BBC - Too much Facebook browsing at Christmas - and seeing all those "perfect" families and holiday photos - is more likely to make you miserable than festive, research suggests.A University of Copenhagen study suggests excessive…

Family of Tunisian Berlin attacker urges him to surrender

Dec 22, 2016

BBC - The family of Anis Amri, the Tunisian man suspected of driving a lorry into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, have urged him to surrender.His brother, Abdelkader Amri, said he was sure Anis was innocent. If he was not, "it…

Russia accused of using Syria as “live-fire training”

Dec 22, 2016

BBC - The US army's commander in Europe has accused Russia of using its military campaign in Syria as a "live-fire training opportunity".Lt Gen Ben Hodges said Russia's "disregard for civilian casualties... is not the conduct of a…

16 Turkish troops killed in clashes against IS in Syria

Dec 22, 2016

Clashes between Turkish-backed Syrian rebels and ISIL fighters have intensified around the northern Syrian town of Al-Bab, resulting in the deaths of 16 Turkish soldiers, the military's highest single-day toll of its four-month…

Four children killed when fuel tank truck caught fire in Misurata

Dec 22, 2016

Fiver persons, a driver of a school bus and four schoolchildren, were killed in a Misurata petroleum station when a fuel tank truck caught fire on Thursday afternoon.The school bus was full of children coming back from school and…

Libyan air force jet crashes in Tarhouna city, pilots killed

Dec 22, 2016

A military warplane (MIG-23) of the Government of National Accord's air force crashed in Tarhouna on Thursda.The two pilots onboard the aircraft were killed in the crash, according to GNA sources.They sources said the warplane…

Nokia to sue Apple for infringing 32 patents

Dec 22, 2016

Reuters - Nokia Corp (NOKIA.HE) said on Wednesday it had filed a number of lawsuits against Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for violating 32 technology patents, striking back at the iPhone maker's legal action targeting the one-time cellphone…

Oil prices fall as US inventories and Libya’s production ramp up

Dec 22, 2016

Reuters - Oil prices slipped in tepid Asian trading on Thursday, dragged down by an unexpected rise in U.S. crude inventories last week and moves by Libya to boost output over the next few months.But the fall was curbed by a weaker…

Syrian radical preps his daughters to carry out suicide attacks in Damascus

Dec 21, 2016

The New Arab - Videos have emerged that allegedly show a Syrian militant sending off his young daughters to carry out suicide bombings in the capital Damascus, days after a nine-year-old girl blew herself up in a police station.…

Algeria tells Haftar to take off military attire in his recent visit

Dec 21, 2016

Algeria has reportedly rejected to receive the Libyan Operation Dignity leader, Khalifa Haftar, in his military attire when he recently visited the country, which is seen as an implied signal that the Algerian government does not…

Key western Sharara oil filed resumes production after two years of shutdown

Dec 21, 2016

Sharara oil field in western Libya has resumed oil production in a gradual basis starting Wednesday morning after the Rayaina oil pipelines were reopened after two years of closure.An official, who asked to be unnamed, told…

Two bombs blast in Benghazi Medical Centre, no casualties reported

Dec 21, 2016

Twp explosive devices exploded Wednesday afternoon inside the Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC) on Wednesday and left huge material damage no human loss.The explosions took place on the first floor and the emergency floor at the BMC,…

WWII remains discovered in northeastern India

Dec 21, 2016

A US team visiting India's north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has recovered what it says are possible remains of US soldiers who died in a plane crash during World War Two, BBC wrote.Residents of Lower Dibang Valley handed…

Aleppo tweeting girl Bana arrives in Turkey, meets Erdogan

Dec 21, 2016

Bana and her little brother have been pictured sitting on Mr Erdogan's knee in the presidential complex in Ankara.President Erdogan sent a special representative to Syria to collect Bana and her family after they fled east Aleppo,…

Air raid on Ganfudah, Benghazi kills a husband and a wife

Dec 21, 2016

Media sources reported Wednesday that an airstrike was conducted by Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity warplanes on Ganfudah, Benghazi, killing a man and his wife after targeting their house.This new air attack comes as part of the…

Explosions rock Benghazi Medical Centre

Dec 21, 2016

Two explosive devices explode in Benghazi, near the city's medical centre

Fireworks explosion kills over 30 people in Mexico

Dec 21, 2016

BBC - An explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City has killed at least 31 people, officials say.More than 70 others were injured as the blast hit the San Pablito fireworks market in Tultepec, about 20 miles (32km) outside…

US AFRICOM ends military operation against IS radicals in Libya

Dec 21, 2016

DW - The US military has formally ended operations to drive the so-called "Islamic State" from its former stronghold in Libya, US military's Africa Command said in a statement on Tuesday.The United States on August 1 launched…

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