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US, Qatar sign MoU to combat financing of terrorism

Jul 11, 2017

The United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Tuesday aimed at combating the financing of terrorism, as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Doha to try to end a month-long rift between Western-allied Arab states, Reuters…

Belhaj’s case at the UK Supreme Court turning nightmarish, UK press reports

Jul 11, 2017

The current Chairman of Watan Political Party in Libya, Abdel Hakim Belhaj and his wife, Fatima Bouchar, who were victims of a joint MI6-CIA “rendition” operation, have been plunged into a Kafkaesque nightmare by the attempt to have…

Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade controls Garabulli after three days of clashes

Jul 11, 2017

Pro-Government of National Accord (GNA) Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade (TRB) issued a statement on Tuesday announcing full control of eastern Tripoli Garabulli and Gawea districts after three days of clashes."We are now in full…

IS militants confirm Al-Baghdadi is dead, reports say

Jul 11, 2017

IS militants have confirmed that their caliph, Abu Bakr Al-Bahgdadi is dead, the Al Sumaria TV channel reported on Tuesday citing a source in Iraq’s Nineveh province.According to the source, IS militants issued a brief statement…

Eastern forces already devised plan to control Tripoli, says spokesman

Jul 11, 2017

The spokesman of the eastern forces of Operation Dignity led by Khalifa Haftar, Ahmed Al-Mismary, revealed on Monday that they had already placed military tactics for the control of Libya's capital, Tripoli, and all of the western…

Health Ministry: 4 deaths, 21 injuries in east Tripoli clashes

Jul 11, 2017

The Health Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli announced Monday that the aftermath of the clashes in Garabulli and Gawea areas on both Sunday and Monday led to the killing of four people and injuring of 21.…

UN delegate to Syria: Ceasefire holding as Geneva talks kick-start

Jul 11, 2017

The UN's special envoy for Syria has said that a US and Russia-brokered ceasefire in the country's southwest was generally holding despite some "teething problems," adding he hoped it would contribute positively to talks between the…

US ponders reopening embassy in Tripoli, consulate in Benghazi and intelligence sharing with Libya

Jul 11, 2017

A new diplomatic and military policy for Libya that could significantly expand US involvement in the country could be finalized by the Trump administration in the next few weeks, according to two US officials, the CNN reported.The…

Libya’s Supreme Judiciary Council hails Libyan Foreign Bank’s efforts in annulling…

Jul 10, 2017

The Supreme Judiciary Council in Libya has extended thanks to the Libyan Foreign Bank (LFB) for doing remarkable work in the case filed by the Tunisian company (LMS) against it at Tunisian courts.In a letter signed by the Chairman of…

Russian Rosneft oil firm starting lifting oil from Libya

Jul 10, 2017

The Russia'n oil firm, Rosneft, has begun lifting oil from Libya, the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah, told reporters on Monday, according to Reuters."Yes, they started," Sanallah told reporters when…

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