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IS convoy heading out of ceasefire area seems to have turned back, officials say

Sep 03, 2017

A convoy of Islamic State fighters appears to have turned back after U.S.-led airstrikes thwarted its attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria, the head of U.S.-led forces fighting Islamic State said on…

MSF demands Libya end arbitrary detention of migrants and asylum seekers

Sep 02, 2017

Libyan authorities must immediately end the arbitrary detention of refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrants, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today, decrying…

Three Azerbaijani nationals released from Libya prison

Sep 02, 2017

Three Azerbaijani citizens (Namiq Salmanov, Movlud Rashidbayli and Farid Aliyev), who were imprisoned in Libya, were released on Aug. 31, 2017 following long negotiations held by Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry with the relevant…

Wishing you a blessed Eid.. May the magic of this Eid bring lots of happiness in your life

Aug 31, 2017

Manchester bomber’s brother to be tried in Libya

Aug 31, 2017

Hashem Abedi, the younger brother of Manchester bomber Salman Abedi, will be tried in Libya over his suspected role in the attack, the BBC has been told.The 20-year-old was arrested in Libya shortly after the suicide…

Two killed from Haftar’s forces in car bomb blast near Sirte

Aug 31, 2017

At least two troops with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces were killed on Thursday when a car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in the area of Nawfiliya, a local witness said.Haftar’s Libyan National Army is one of the most…

Italian foreign ministry denies AP report about paying Libyan militias to block migrants

Aug 30, 2017

The foreign ministry on Wednesday denied an Associated Press report that Rome backed an accord between Tripoli and Libya militia previously implicated in migrant trafficking in order to stop migrants crossing the Mediterranean, ANSA…

Backed by Italy, Libya enlists help of militias to stop migrants

Aug 30, 2017

Under a deal backed by Italy, Libya’s struggling government in Tripoli has paid militias implicated in trafficking to now prevent migrants from crossing the Mediterranean to Europe, one reason for a dramatic drop in the traffic, militia…

Sharapova beats Halep in first comeback at the US Open

Aug 29, 2017

Maria Sharapova begins to explore just how well she can finish at the US Open on Wednesday after a successful and emotional Grand Slam comeback following a 15-month doping ban.The 30-year-old Russian, who ousted second seed Simona Halep…

Libyan Coast Guard rescues almost 500 immigrants west of Tripoli

Aug 29, 2017

Libya's coastguard rescued nearly 500 migrants on Tuesday at sea west of the capital Tripoli, a spokesman said, underlining the challenge of trying to slow an exodus from Africa and the Middle East, Reuters reported.The migrants…

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