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Mayor of Misurata assassinated

Dec 18, 2017

The mayor of Misurata, Mohammad Eshtiwi was assassinated on Sunday.The mayor's car was attacked after leaving the International airport in Misurata, upon his arrival from Turkey.The unknown armed group kidnapped Eshtiwi to an…

14018 registered to vote in future elections

Dec 18, 2017

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said number of eligible voters registered to the voters registration system reached 14018, on Sunday morning.Of the 14018 registered voters are, 9320 men and 4698 women, said the HNEC in…

Libya strongman Haftar says UN-led political agreement expired, giving his army the go-ahead to end…

Dec 17, 2017

The commander of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, has announced in a televised video the end of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) that was signed December 17 2015 after two years of what he called…

Argentina fires head of its navy over submarine disappearance

Dec 17, 2017

The head of the Argentinian navy has been sacked as a result of the disappearance of a submarine carrying 44 crew members.Navy Admiral Marcelo Srur's dismissal comes as demonstrations by the missing crew's family and friends…

Libya’s Prime Minister to visit Algeria to review the country’s political crisis

Dec 17, 2017

The head of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Faiz Al-Sarraj, will pay a working visit to Algeria on Sunday, said the Algerian Prime Minister Office in a statement on Saturday.The statement pointed out that the head of the…

Protests in Algeria over Tamazight language

Dec 17, 2017

Algeria's Berber protested a decision by the Algerian parliament to discard an adjustment to the country's 2018 budget that would allow schools to teach the Tamazight language.The protests called for the government to assign state…

Libyan municipality starts public campaign for election registration

Dec 17, 2017

The Zliten Committee for Scouts and Girl Guides distributed 2500 brochure and flyers about how to register in the upcoming elections in 2018.The documents showcases the locations of the election centers in the municipality.The…

Libyan navy rescues 262 illegal immigrants

Dec 17, 2017

The Libyan Navy said it rescued 262 illegal immigrants off the coast of Garbouli and Zliten, on Saturday.According to the navy's media office Facebook page, of the 262 rescued migrants were 44 children, 38 women and 180 men of…

Germany allocates over 21 million dollars for Tunisian-Libyan border security

Dec 16, 2017

Germany is pouring money into the creation of electronic surveillance systems along Tunisia's eastern border, designed to prevent extremists and migrants from slipping across into the country from neighbouring Libya, a government…

Libyan international assistant referee to participate in CHAN 2018

Dec 16, 2017

The African Football Confederation (CAF) referees committee has appointed Libyan international assistant referee, Attia Mohamed to take part in the management of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), in Morocco early next year.…

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