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Turkish Embassy in Tripoli: Seized ammo ship in Greece was en route to Ethiopia, not Libya

Jan 14, 2018

Turkish officials are investigating a report that a Libyan-bound vessel which departed from Turkey was seized by the Greek Coast Guard due to it allegedly carrying explosives to Libya, Turkey’s Embassy in Tripoli announced on January 12.…

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants rerun home from Libya

Jan 14, 2018

560 Nigerian illegal immigrants arrived in Port Harcourt on Saturday, bringing to 1,590, the number of Nigerians repatriated from Libya since January 7.More than 6,000 illegal immigrants from Nigeria were deported from Libya in 2017.…

Tension rises between Iran and the US

Jan 13, 2018

Iran says the US has "crossed a red line" by imposing sanctions on the head of its judiciary, Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani, BBC reported.The foreign ministry vowed to retaliate but did not say what form any action might take. Iran…

Saudi Arabia’s police arrest two men over “gay wedding”

Jan 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia's police have arrested several young men who last week appeared in a video of what was described as a "gay wedding scene".Saudi authorities said as well that they were investigating the video claiming to show a gay…

Over 175 civilians killed in Eastern Ghouta, Syria in two weeks of bombings

Jan 13, 2018

The number of people killed in the Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta has reached 179 after a little over two weeks of government and Russian bombardment, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).…

IS suicide attack failed near Libya’s Sirte

Jan 11, 2018

Security forces at Abu Grein checkpoint near Sirte failed an IS suicide attack as they arrested a man with a car filled with an explosive material ready for detonation.According to local media, the man was apprehended Thursday…

Libya football team arrives in Morocco as CHAN kicks off

Jan 13, 2018

The Libyan football team arrived in Morocco on Friday after hours of delay as the Moroccan aviation control authority was late in giving their fight a clearance to take off.The team, which is coached by the Libyan Omar Al-Maryami, is…

Tanzanian-flagged ship carrying explosive material seized in Greece en route to Libya

Jan 11, 2018

Greece seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the Greek coastguard said on Wednesday.Reuters reported that Greek authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including…

Morocco repatriates last 338 nationals stranded in Libya

Jan 13, 2018

Morocco started Saturday the third and final operation to repatriate its nationals stranded in Libya, which has been for the last six years a stepping stone to illegal migration to Europe.The Moroccan Ministry of Expatriates and…

Anti-austerity protests rock Tunisia for fourth day in a row

Jan 11, 2018

Tunisian police have arrested over 325 people after four nights of anti-austerity protests, according to the Interior Ministry spokesman, Khelifa Chibani .According to state news agency TAP on Thursday,at least one person has…

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