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Tripoli Salvation Government condemns IS attack on Saddada checkpoint

Apr 13, 2016

The National Salvation Government has condemned the terrorist attack carried out by ISIS militias Wednesday morning on Saddada checkpoint, northern Misrata.The ISIS bomb attack killed one and injured four of the security force…

Kobe Bryant says goodbye to the Lakers and NBA

Apr 13, 2016

Twenty years ago, Kobe Bryant made his NBA debut as a 17-year-old fresh out of high school. He went scoreless in the game. Tonight, the five-time champion, third all-time leading scorer, and 18-time all-star will play the last game of…

Syrians elect parliament members amid growing waves of mass killings in country

Apr 13, 2016

Syrians voted in a parliamentary election in government-held areas of the country on Wednesday in what they called a show of support for President Bashar al-Assad, while his opponents and Western powers denounced the poll as…

Egypt’s Sisi sparks uproar by shutting up an MP in speech on two given islands to Saudis

Apr 13, 2016

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's speech on Wednesday was meant to staunch uproar over the transfer of two islands to Saudi Arabia, but his reprimand to an audience member ignited a furor over free speech.Parliamentarians,…

Strong earthquake hits Burma and felt as far as India

Apr 13, 2016

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake has struck Burma, with tremors being felt as far away as India.The US Geological Survey recorded the epicentre 46 miles south-east of Mawlaik, at a depth of around 80 miles.Phil Hughes, who works in…

ISIS in struggle to win support of civilians in their Libyan stronghold city, Sirte

Apr 13, 2016

Packed into a battered car, a family of nine joined the steady flow of residents fleeing Islamic State's Libyan stronghold of Sirte. They were heading to a nearby town to pick up essentials: cash, medicine and food.A few kilometers…

Proposed GNA Defense Minister, Al-Burghaty, meets with PC deputy, Al-Mijibri in Tunisia

Apr 13, 2016

The proposed Defense Minister of the Government of National Acoord, Al-Mahdi Al-Burghathy, has met earlier Wednesday in Tunisia with the Deputy President of the Presidential Council, Fathi Al-Mijibri, along with the UK special envoy to…

Former Chairman of CDA sacked by new internal codes list’s amendment

Apr 13, 2016

The Constitution Drafting Assembly has sacked the former chairman, Ali Al-Tarhouni, from his post once and for all, a source confirmed.The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said Wednesday morning that the CDA had amended…

Alarming numbers of illegal migrants in Libya about to gush into Italy

Apr 13, 2016

Alarming numbers of migrants are reaching Libya to cross the Mediterranean, a senior EU official said on Wednesday, adding a warning that Italy must be ready for them to avoid new border chaos inside Europe."The numbers of would-be…

UK Foreign Minister quite not open about British troops deployment plan in Libya

Apr 13, 2016

Foreign secretary is accused of lacking openness over troop deployment and faces call for Commons statementPhilip Hammond, the British foreign secretary, has been accused of a lack of openness as he faces fresh calls to set out…

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