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UK foreign Minister: Sirte could be new Dubai if dead bodies were cleared away

Oct 03, 2017

Boris Johnson has said Libyan city Sirte could be the new Dubai, adding, "all they have to do is clear the dead bodies away".The foreign secretary's comments at a Conservative conference fringe meeting have sparked anger, with the Lib Dems…

GNA deputy interior minister says he receives orders from Haftar’s command

Oct 03, 2017

The deputy interior minister of the UN-brokered government, Faraj Egayem, denied dispute with the Khalifa Haftar-led general command.The deputy minister said in a video posted on social media that he is still receiving instructions…

UNSMIL documents 12 deaths and 23 injuries in Libya last September

Oct 03, 2017

From 1 September to 30 September 2017, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) documented 35 civilian casualties - 12 deaths and 23 injuries – during the conduct of hostilities across Libya. Victims included 7 men killed…

Catalan region wins right to claim own state

Oct 03, 2017

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence. He said the door was open to a unilateral declaration of independence after Catalan…

World Bank offers to boost Libya’s ailing economy

Oct 02, 2017

The World Bank has offered to boost the Libyan economic, financial and health as well as power sectors in a meeting with the Head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj.The meeting took place on Monday when the…

Libya considering UK request for extradition of brother of Manchester attacker

Oct 02, 2017

The Libyan force holding the brother of the brother of the bomber who killed 22 people in Manchester in May is ready to cooperate on a British extradition request if it is approved by the attorney general, a spokesman said on…

Shooting in Las Vegas, US kills at least 50, injures over 400

Oct 02, 2017

A lone gunman released a rapid-fire barrage of bullets from a 32nd-floor Las Vegas hotel room late Sunday, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 400 others at an outdoor country music festival, police said.It was the…

Report: EU mission to Libya struglling

Oct 02, 2017

The EU's mission to Libya, EUbam, has provided a bleak assessment of the country amid strained efforts to shore up its cooperation with authorities.An internal EUbam paper from mid-September, seen by EUobserver, described the…

Libya’s key oilfield Sharara closed late on Sunday over salary payouts

Oct 02, 2017

Libya's giant Sharara oil field has been closed since late on Sunday, shutting off the production of more than 230,000 barrels per day (bpd), an engineer at the field and a Libyan oil source said.Libya's National Oil Corporation…

Benghazi port reopened after three years of closure

Oct 02, 2017

Benghazi’s commercial port officially reopened on Sunday after a three-year closure due to fighting between rival factions in the east Libyan city.To mark the opening Abdullah al-Thinni, prime minister of a government based in…

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