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Libya oil production is back to normal after repairs finished at key oilfield

Dec 31, 2017

Repairing has been finished on the Libyan oil pipeline that has been damaged in a suspected attack five days ago, engineers working at the site said, according to Reuters.The engineers added that the oil production is restarting…

Two Iranian protesters shot by police in third day of angry rallies

Dec 30, 2017

Two protesters at least were shot by Iranian security forces in the western town of Dorud on Saturday, according to a video posted on social media, on the third day of anti-government demonstrations around the country, Reuters…

Djokovic withdraws from Qatar Open over elbow injury

Dec 30, 2017

Novak Djokovic withdrew from next week’s Qatar Open on Saturday and faces a race to be fit for the first grand slam of the year.The 30-year-old Serb had been scheduled to start the new season at an exhibition match in Abu Dhabi on…

Libya’s 2018 budget set at about 31 billion dollars as living conditions hit a new low

Dec 30, 2017

The public budget for Libya in 2018 has been set at about 42.5 billion Libyan dinars, which is worth about 31 billion dollars at the official banking rates in the country, a source at the Ministry of Finance told The New Arab news…

Iran warns citizens of involvement in “illegal” protests

Dec 30, 2017

Iran's government has told people to avoid "illegal gatherings" after two days of angry anti-establishment protests in the country.Tens of Iranians have been arrested in protests over corruption and living standards, according to…

Apple apologizes for slowing older iPhones

Dec 30, 2017

Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is…

Last fighters standing in Benghazi leave for Derna after Haftar’s forces control of Ekhribish

Dec 30, 2017

Benghazi Shura Council fighters have left their last holdout in the city - Sidi Ekhribish - and arrived in Derna on Friday, the senior leader of Libya Martyrs Brigade, Mohammed Salalbi announced in a statement on Friday.The…

Blown-up oil pipeline to be repaired by Sunday the most, Libya oil officials say

Dec 30, 2017

The Libyan oil sector is likely going to start repairs Saturday or Sunday on a crude oil pipeline that had been blown up earlier this week, an oil official reported, according to Reuters.An explosion on Tuesday about 130 km (80…

UNSMIL: Only Libyans can choose sovereign posts’ incumbents

Dec 29, 2017

The United Nations Support Mission (UNSMIL) has reaffirmed that only Libyans are entitled to decide who can or cannot run for sovereign positions, via the existing constitutional and legislative bodies in the country.The UNSMIL…

UN delegate to Libya: I won’t meet with Saif Gaddafi as he is wanted by ICC

Dec 28, 2017

The Head of the UNSMIL and the UN delegate to Libya, Ghassan Salame, said he won't meet or have a discussion with the son of Moamar Gaddafi, Saif Al-Islam, as he is wanted foe war crimes by the International Criminal Court (ICC).…

Libyan footballer El-Munir signs for MLS Orlando City

Dec 28, 2017

Libyan footballer, Mohamed El-Munir, has signed for the Major League Soccer of the USA and will be playing for Orlando City.El-Munir is going to to become the first Libyan to play at the Major League Soccer in the USA.…

Haftar’s forces declare control of Sidi Ekhribish in Benghazi

Dec 28, 2017

The Operation Dignity forces of Khalifa Haftar in eastern Libya have declared full control of a downtown Benghazi neighbourhood, Sidi Ekhribish, after the Benghazi Shura Council fighters had abandoned it, according to pro-Haftar media…

Libya and IOM send 142 Guinean illegal immigrants back home

Dec 28, 2017

142 illegal migrants were deported on board a flight back to Guinea on Wednesday with the assistance of the UN International Organisation for Migration, officials reported.The repatriation comes as Libya steps up efforts to send…

Libya eastern so-called army backs up elections in 2018

Dec 28, 2017

Libya's eastern-based self-styled army spokesman on Wednesday announced that the army led by Khalifa Haftar welcomes the upcoming elections in the country."We, as army command, welcome the elections, of which (voters) registration…

Libya’s 2018 elections: A dictator’s son vs. who?

Dec 27, 2017

The throne of the Libyan monarchy, a country everybody is vying for as it were, has been empty since the ousting of the deceased Moamar Gaddafi in October 2011, with different transitional phases shaping the Libya which we know now.But…

Oil prices soar to a two-year record high over Libya pipeline attack

Dec 27, 2017

Crude slipped from the highest level in two and a half years amid light trading volume and reports that repairs to a Libyan pipeline should wrap up next week.Futures fell as much as 1.1 percent in New York amid holiday trading…

Tawergha displaced population to return to their ransacked city in February 2018, Al-Serraj says

Dec 27, 2017

The Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord Fayez Serraj said Tuesday that displaced Libyans from Tawergha city, some 240 km east of the capital Tripoli, will return home in February, 2018.The internally displaced…

Tunisia demands public apology from UAE over no-women fly order

Dec 27, 2017

Tunisia is demanding a public apology from the United Arab Emirates after Emirates Airlines denied boarding to Tunisian women on flights to the Gulf country.On Friday, the UAE-owned carrier stopped accepting Dubai-bound female…

HoR-appointed CBL governor sold gold bars during 2011 revolution, leaks show

Dec 27, 2017

The newly appointed governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) by the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk, Mohammed Al-Shukri, has sold gold bars from the CBL during the February revolution in 2011, a leaked document circulated on…

East Libya to hold conference to gather support for rebuilding war-torn Benghazi

Dec 27, 2017

Libya's eastern authorities have announced a conference in March to drum up support to rebuild the city of Benghazi.Benghazi has been heavily damaged during three years of fighting between Operation Dignity forces and local fighters…

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