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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…

Al-Mahjoub Brigade: GNA has been positioned in Prime Ministry headquarters for 48 hours

Apr 02, 2016

The spokesperson of Al-Mahjoub Brigade, Hamza Abu Snina, said the Prime Ministry headquarters in Al-Sikka Road, previously held by Salvation Government, has by end under the control of the GNA for 48 hours now.He added that the…

Tripoli Salvation Government resigns, hands power back to GNC

Apr 01, 2016

The media bureau of the Tripoli-based Salvation Government said the SG, headed by Khalifa Al-Ghweil, had resigned and handed power back to the General National Congress.The Head of the media bureau in the SG, Hussein Al-Sagheer, has…

GNC calls for expanding accord platform, urging for considering the Libyan Mufti demands

Apr 01, 2016

The General National Congress has issued a statement Thursday evening urging for opening the door for the dialogue once again and expanding the accord platform so that the conflict issues , especially the points mentioned by the Libyan…

Fayez Al-Serraj meets with CBL Governor Al-Seddiq Al-Kabeer

Mar 31, 2016

The Prime Ministry of the GNA, Fayez Al-Serraj, has held a meeting Thursday with the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al's ddiq Al-Kabeer in the Naval Base of Tripoli.Serraj and Al-Kabeer discussed possible ways to treat the…

GNA Presidential Council condemns Tripoli skirmishes, calls on media outlets to be professional

Mar 31, 2016

The GNA Presidential Council has issued a statement Thursday condemning the skirmishes that took place in Tripoli Wednesday as the conflicting parties terrified the civilians in the capital.It also condemned the burning of…

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