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Libyan writer: NOC Chairman is “fooling” the public opinion

Apr 03, 2018

Libyan blogger and activist Essa Rashwan said on his Facebook page that the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah has individually signed with an Italian company a contract to build a new NOC headquarters in…

Saadi Gaddafi found not guilty in murder of footballer Al-Rayani

Apr 03, 2018

Saadi Gaddafi was found not guilty in the case of the murder of former footballer Bashir Al-Rayani. social media sources reported Tuesday.

Dutch Foreign Trade Minister appalled by migrants detentions’ conditions in Libya

Apr 03, 2018

Dutch Minister Sigrid Kaag of of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation wants detention centers for asylum seekers in Libya to close as soon as possible, she said after paying a visit to such a center in Tripoli. She was…

Former Gaddafi’s interpreter fears arrest in Libya over remarks on Sarkozy case

Apr 03, 2018

A top aide to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi said Monday he fears arrest if he returns to Libya over what he may know about corruption allegations against France’s ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gadhafi’s alleged financial…

Head of High Council of State meets with Tarhouna elders’ delegation

Apr 02, 2018

The Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli, has met with a delegation from Tarhouna elders and dignitaries' council in Tripoli.The delegation and Al-Sweihli both stressed the need for comprehensive national…

6 Indonesian crewmen, detained in Libya, freed: Says Foreign Minister

Apr 02, 2018

The Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi has handed over six ship-crew members to their families Monday. The six crewmen were taken into custody by an armed group in Benghazi, Libya, since…

Libya’s Presidential Council launches new anti-IS military operation

Apr 02, 2018

The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord announced Monday the launch of a new military operation to combat IS militants in their remaining hideouts in the Libyan desert.The spokesman for the PC’s…

UNSMIL: 5 deaths, 11 injuries among civilians in Libya last March

Apr 02, 2018

From 1 March to 31 March 2018, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 16 civilian casualties – five deaths and 11 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya, a significant drop from the two…

MSF rescues 39 vulnerable immigrants, Libyan coastguards return over 220 others

Apr 02, 2018

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on board a humanitarian ship, The Aquarius, rescued 39 vulnerable illegal immigrants off Libyan coast from a dinghy backed with 253 ones."We identified 39 medical and vulnerable cases – including one…

Kuwait court sentences couple to death for killing a Filipina maid

Apr 02, 2018

A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a Lebanese man and his Syrian wife to death after they were convicted in absentia of killing a Filipina maid in a case that triggered a crisis between the Philippines and the Gulf Arab state, Kuwaiti newspapers…

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