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CBL, LIA, Presidential Council agree on supporting NOC

Aug 08, 2017

The Presidential Council, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) and the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) agreed Monday to provide support for the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to help boost the Libyan oil output.The state organizations…

Tunisian President: Libyans should hold onto political agreement

Aug 08, 2017

The Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, has said his country is in full support of all agreements made by Libyan conflicting parties that lead to stability and security.In a meeting with the Libyan Prime Minister of the…

Libyan Coast Guard rescues 155 migrants off Tripoli shores

Aug 08, 2017

Libyan coastguards rescued Monday 155 people, including 18 women and 10 children, near the capital city of Tripoli.The migrants came from several countries, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Sudan as well as sub-Saharan Africa and…

Partial lunar eclipse takes place in several countries around the world

Aug 07, 2017

A partial lunar eclipse which will begin at 10:55 pm and will last for about two hours is to take place Monday night. Due to the monsoon clouds, the eclipse might not appear to be very clear in the northern parts of India, particularly…

Fire broke out at Dubai hotel forcing evacuation of guests

Aug 07, 2017

A small fire broke out a Dubai hotel on Monday, forcing guests and staff to leave, in the third such blaze in the United Arab Emirates tourism and trade hub in less than a week.Several fire engines and an ambulance were deployed…

UN, international and national organizations call for end of Derna siege in east Libya

Aug 07, 2017

The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, Maria Ribeiro, has expressed concerns over reports of severe shortages of basic necessities, including life saving medical supplies due to the siege laid on Derna in east Libya by the forces of…

Sharara oilfield reopened after short closure by protests

Aug 07, 2017

Libya's Sharara oil field, which has been producing 270,000 barrels a day (bpd), is gradually shutting down after the closure of a control room in the northern city of Zawiya, an engineer at the field said late on Sunday.The…

Saudi Arabia denies proposing a role for Assad in Syria transitional government

Aug 07, 2017

Saudi Arabia, a main backer of Syrian rebels, said on Sunday it still supported an international agreement on the future of Syria and President Bashar al-Assad should have no role in any transition to bring the war there to an end.…

British Special Force troops operate in Libya to block IS regrouping, combat human traffickers

Aug 07, 2017

80 members of the Special Boat Service, supported by 40 British specialists, have been deployed with US, French and Italian forces in a top-secret operation to deny IS any opportunity to establish a base in Libya, Daily News reported on…

Israel to shut down Al Jazeera English and Arabic in Jerusalem

Aug 07, 2017

Israel plans to revoke the media credentials of Al Jazeera TV journalists, close its Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station's broadcasts from local cable and satellite providers, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on…

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