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Apple Music hits 20 million subscribers in less than two years

Dec 08, 2016

BBC - Apple Music has said it will continue to tie artists to exclusive deals, as its number of paid subscribers passes 20 million for the first time.There has been criticism that putting albums behind a streaming paywall harms fans…

Rayaina oil pipeline reopened in western Libya

Dec 14, 2016

The Patrols Brigade of the Petroleum Facilities Guard that is closing the Rayaina oil pipeline in Rayaina town near Zintan city in western Libya said it had reopened the pipeline after shutting it for over 2 years.The brigade…

Over 1.160 migrants rescued off Libyan shores as woman gives birth to a baby on boat

Dec 12, 2016

AFP/Reuters - Charities and Italy's coastguard say they rescued 1,164 refugees from stricken rubber and wooden boats off Libya during thunderstorms as winter approaches. Six persons bound for Europe died.Relief services said…

Using frozen ovary from childhood, woman delivers a healthy baby

Dec 14, 2016

BBC - A woman has given birth in London after doctors restored her fertility using frozen ovarian tissue removed when she was a young child.The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an…

CEO of Libyan Airlines released after 47 days of kidnap

Dec 08, 2016

The spokesman of the Libyan Airlines Company, Saad Bukhawa, has confirmed the release of the CEO of the company, Fathi Al-Shatti, after 47 days of abduction."Al-Shatti was released on Wednesday and he is very well." Bukhatwa added.…

Aleppo evacuation deal halted by fresh fighting

Dec 14, 2016

BBC - A deal to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo has stalled, with heavy shelling reported in the Syrian city.A ceasefire was declared in Aleppo on Tuesday and buses brought in to ferry people out of the…

Libyan forces find IS explosives factory in Sirte

Dec 12, 2016

While combing through the recently freed Sirte neighbourhood (1), the Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous found Sunday an explosions workshop filled of man-made explosives and explosive substances.Security officials at the…

Residents of Tripoli complain about water shortages

Dec 14, 2016

The residents of most areas in Tripoli and in its suburbs have complained Wednesday about acute shortages and cuts of water supplies in their houses.The shortages, according to the Great Man-Made River's administration, come due to…

Syria’s Al-Assad says Aleppo victory is “huge step” towards ending war

Dec 08, 2016

BBC - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in the second city of Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's devastating five-year civil war.Defeating rebels in Aleppo, however, would not put…

Libyans meet in Ciro, suggest five-point plan to end country’s political stalemate

Dec 14, 2016

Libyan representatives from different political parties attended in Egypt a conference on December 12/13 to discuss the Libyan political limbo.The Libyan stakeholders proposed a five-point plan to end the current stalemate in the…

Salvation Government’s media official says kidnappers threatened him not to talk, stole his…

Dec 12, 2016

The recently released media official at the rival Tripoli Salvation Government, Jamal Zubia, said his kidnappers at the New Ain Zara Prison in Tripoli, led by what he described as "Godfather" Hisham Besher, threatened him not to talk to…

Libyan National Oil Corporation says work in Essidra oil terminal is ongoing

Dec 07, 2016

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) evacuated non-essential staff from Es Sider port after reports of military clashes nearby on Wednesday but was not suspending any loadings, it said in a statement.Reuters reported that the…

Kobler condemns shelling of Ganfudah civilians in Benghazi

Dec 10, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya and the Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, has condemned the shelling and fire opened on Ganfudah civilians earlier Saturday.In a tweet, the Head of the UNMSIL said, "Reports of shells fired &…

Haftar has been on top-secret visit to Egypt, now he is in Jordan looking for military backup

Dec 07, 2016

The leader of the Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has finished a top-secret visit to Egypt after being there for three or four days, according to Sada Al-Balad Egyptian newspaper.According to Sada Al-Balad,…

IS militants re-enter Syria’s Palmyra pushing Syrian troops out

Dec 10, 2016

BBC - Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city, activists say.IS held Palmyra and its nearby ruins for 10 months before it was recaptured by Syrian government…

Conflicting news about capture of key Essidra oil terminal by GNA-backed forces

Dec 07, 2016

Sources from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) forces led by Ibrahim Jodran said they, together with the Defence Ministry forces of the Government of National Accord have gained control of the key oil terminal of Essidra and they are…

World celebrates International Human Rights Day

Dec 10, 2016

The world celebrates Human Rights Day every Dec. 10, honoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrines the global rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.But the world is still very far away from…

iPhone battery fires blamed on external factors by Apple

Dec 07, 2016

BBC - Apple has blamed "external factors" for a handful of iPhone battery "fires" in China.Eight users have complained to Shanghai's consumer watchdog that their iPhone 6 series handsets spontaneously combusted or exploded.The…

John Kerry says what is happening in Syria’s Aleppo is “war crimes”

Dec 10, 2016

France 24 - Western powers on Saturday urged the Syrian regime and Russia to let civilians leave east Aleppo as air strikes targeted the last remaining rebels there, with US Secretary of State John Kerry saying the "indiscriminate"…

Car bomb explodes in Benghazi

Dec 07, 2016

A car bomb exploded near Saiqa Camp of Haftar's forces in #Benghazi, five injured so far.

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