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UN to lift fund sanctions on Libya if GNA claims back control across country

Apr 02, 2016

The UN has said it will consider lifting sanctions on Libya's sovereign wealth fund if a UN-backed government can regain control of the country.The sovereign wealth fund contains an estimated $67bn but has been restricted by…

UN Security Council applauds arrival of Presidential Council in Tripoli

Apr 02, 2016

The United Nations welcomed Friday the arrival in the Libyan capital of Prime Minister Fayez Al-Serraj and other members of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord.“This was an important step towards bringing…

EU officially effects sanctions on Abusahmain, Saleh, and Al-Ghweil

Apr 02, 2016

Three Libyan political leaders opposing the UN-backed unity government are from Friday subject to European Union's economic sanctions, the EU official journal said.Fearful of derailing peace efforts, EU governments hesitated for…

United Airlines kicked off Muslim family for how they looked

Apr 02, 2016

A United Airlines pilot asked a Muslim family of five to leave a plane before it took off, citing "safety" issues.Eaman-Amy Saad Shebley, her husband and three young children were about to take off on a flight bound for Washington…

Tripoli Martyrs Square hosts pro-Serraj government demonstration

Apr 02, 2016

A huge number of people went out to the Martyrs Square downtown Tripoli Friday evening and announced their support for the Presidential Council of the UN-backed GNA.The demonstrators held in their hands signs with welcoming words…

Saudi Arabia agrees to receive green passport Libyan Umrah goers

Apr 02, 2016

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will accept the Libyan green passport holders who are going to Umrah this season only.Saudis explained that the old green coloured passports must be valid for no less than 6 months starting from…

A fifth of world’s adults to be overweight by 2050, a study surmises

Apr 02, 2016

UK is on track to have the highest obesity levels in Europe, while a fifth of world’s obese adults live in six high-income English-speaking countriesAbout a fifth of all adults around the world and a third of those in the UK will be…

Bomb attack in Turkey kills police, in a yet another explosion

Apr 02, 2016

Seven police officers have been killed in a bomb blast that rocked the Kurdish-dominated south-eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir.Explosives packed into a car went off near a bus station as a police minibus drove by. More than 20…

Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid died aged 65

Apr 02, 2016

Architect Dame Zaha Hadid, whose designs include the London Olympic Aquatic Centre, has died aged 65.Iraqi-born, this year she was the first woman to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Gold Medal in recognition…

A snake bites Ex-Bodyguard of Gaddafi in Australia

Apr 02, 2016

A former Gaddafi family bodyguard who became a bartender in the Australian outback has been bitten by a snake while urinating in a bush.Australian man Gary Peters was bodyguard to Saadi Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan dictator…

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