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Heavy rain pours down in Ghat, southern Libya

May 25, 2016

The desert city of Ghat and its suburbs in southern Libya saw heavy rainfall on Tuesday.The heavy rain that surprisingly poured down on Ghat caused floods and drifts in some small valleys in the southern city.Ghat is a southern…

Hafrar’s warplanes carried out airstrikes on Derna’s western entrance

May 25, 2016

Dignity Operation (Karama) warplanes carried out Tuesday airstrikes on the Korean buildings in the western entrance of Derna.Sources reported that the shelling caused material damage to some houses that are opposite to the Korean…

Big Ben to fall silent for months during $55 million facelift

May 24, 2016

London's iconic Big Ben is due to receive a $55 million facelift in a move that will see it silenced for months from January next year.The historic landmark will undergo major refurbishments over a three-year period aimed at…

Russian helicopters reportedly destroyed in artillery attack on Syrian base, Palmyra

May 24, 2016

A U.S.-based think tank says satellite imagery shows that a strategic Syrian air base used by Russia has been “severely damaged” in an artillery attack.Stratfor said on May 24 that four Russian Mi-24 attack helicopters appear to…

La República: 40 Italian soldiers and marines are fighting alongside Haftar

May 24, 2016

The Italian La República newspaper revealed Tuesday that there are 40 Italian soldiers and marines in Binina airbase in Benghazi and they are fighting along with Khalifa Haftar's forces.The Italian newspaper said the soldiers are…

AL-Serraj in Turkey to discuss support for GNA

May 24, 2016

The Head of the Presidential Council of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez Al-Serraj has arrived earlier in Istanbul, Turkey.Al-Serraj was received in the Conferences Palace in Istanbul by the Turkish…

Italy rescues more than 2.500 immigrants off Libyan shores in the last 24 hours

May 24, 2016

Italy's ships have rescued more than 2,600 migrants from boats bound to Europe from Libya in the last 24 hours, the Coast Guard said on Monday, clarifying that the numbers of migrants are rising as the weather warms up.Some 2,000…

Egyptian Army says it killed 13 IS militants in Sinai

May 24, 2016

A shootout in the restive Sinai province has left 13 militants dead, said an Egyptian army spokesman on Tuesday.The army had conducted "successful preemptive strikes against terrorist elements", said the spokesman.As many as 30…

30690 IDPs in Misurata, says latest census of Social Affairs Department

May 24, 2016

The Social Affairs Department in Misurata said the number of IDPs in the city has hit 30690 from different Libyan districts and cities.It explained that the latest census done by its staff has showed the number of families from each…

Coast Guard intercepts 550 illegal migrants off Azzawiya shores

May 24, 2016

Libyan Coast Guard said its personnel haveintercepted about 550 illegal immigrants trying to reach Europe by boat on Tuesday, the second time in three days they have intercepted migrants in the same area.The western region's Coast…

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