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China bans Muslim civil servants, students and children from fasting during Ramadan

Jun 07, 2016

Chinese officials have restricted civil servants, students and children in a mainly Muslim region from fasting during Ramadan, government websites said as the holy month began on Monday.The country’s ruling Communist party is…

Libyan athlete qualifies for Rio 2016 Olympics

Jun 07, 2016

The Libyan athlete, Muhammad Herez, has made it to the Rio 2016 Olympics, which will be held in Brazil from August 5th to August 21st.Athlete Muhammad Herez qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics when he came in seventh position at…

Britain proposes extending UN mandate to include warships to crack down human smugglers off Libyan…

Jun 07, 2016

Britain proposed Monday to the UN Security Council an extension plan to be applied to the UNSMIL so that it includes a sea mission to crackdown human smugglers, which Britain says will also help intercept weapons smugglers off the…

More than 10,000 migrants perished in the Mediterranean since 2014, UN said

Jun 07, 2016

More than 10,000 people have died attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean to Europe since 2014, the United Nations said Tuesday."You've now had since the start of 2014 -- when this phenomenon of rising numbers…

Libyan flights to officially land in Tunisia’s Carthage airport next Thursday

Jun 07, 2016

Sources from the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that the Libyan flights to Tunisia will start landing in the capital's Carthage airport starting next Thursday.The sources added that the decision came after receiving…

Britain warns of “high terror threat” in France’s Euro 2016

Jun 07, 2016

Britain on Tuesday warned its citizens travelling to the Euro 2016 football championships in France that stadiums, fan zones and transport hubs "represent potential targets for terrorist attacks"."There is a high threat from…

Google removes plug-in that identify Jewish names

Jun 07, 2016

Google has removed an application from its browser that let neo-Nazis identify Jews based on their names, after two technology journalists sounded the alarm.The Coincidence Detector app, taken down on Thursday, used algorithms to…

Police bus hit by a car bomb attack in Turkey

Jun 07, 2016

At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say.The remote-controlled device was reportedly detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the…

Kobler: Weapons must go only to forces under Presidential Council’s command

Jun 07, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, said in the UN Security Council Libya session Monday that Libya is still without a formally endorsed government, pointing out that the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement has stalled…

Argentina beats Chile 2-1 in Copa America, without Lionel Messi

Jun 07, 2016

When Argentina and Chile last met in Copa America, it was last summer to decide a champion, and host Chile came out on top. It was Argentina's time on Monday, with the two neighboring South American nations opening Group D play in Copa…

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