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Security team to investigate assassination of Misurata mayor

Dec 19, 2017

A spokesman for the Misurata Security Directorate announced the formation of a security team that consists of all the security services in the city to investigate the assassination of the mayor of the municipal council, Mohammad…

Power cut leaves thousands of passengers stranded in world’s busiest airport

Dec 19, 2017

Tens of thousands of people were left stranded in Hartsfield-Jackson international airport on Sunday, because of power cut.The airport, located in Atlanta in the United States, is the world's busiest airport with over 250,000…

Saif Gaddafi announces he is running for Libya president

Dec 18, 2017

Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, is seeking to become the president of Libya , a Gaddafi family spokesman said, adding he will run in the 2018 presidential election.Speaking to Egypt Today, the spokesman, Basem…

36000 migrant children in dire need of assistance, IOM reveals

Dec 18, 2017

36000 migrant children are in need of assistance in Libya, figures revealed Monday on International Migrants Day show.Out of an estimated 400,000 migrants, 9% are children and, shockingly, more than 14,000 children are also…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi scores $450m

Dec 18, 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi film grossed more than $450m in global box office on its opening weekend.The latest film from the Star Wars franchise was well received by both fans and critics, who lavished the film with praise and…

Armed group attack intelligence training center in Kabul

Dec 18, 2017

Intelligence agency training facility in Kabul was attacked by an armed group on Monday, starting an exchange of fire between it and the Afghan police.This is the latest attack to hit the Afghan capital.A group of armed…

Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria support Libyan Political Agreement

Dec 18, 2017

The foreign ministers of Tunisia, Egypt and Algeria renewed their support for the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) as a framework for a political solution in Libya.The ministers, in a statement issued at the end of their meeting on…

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…

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