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IS leader Al-Baghdadi definitely dead, says Iran

Jul 01, 2017

ISIS' leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is definitely dead, Iran's state news agency quoted a representative of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying on Thursday."Terrorist Baghdadi is definitely dead," cleric Ali…

Foreign Doctors to perform Heart Surgery in Benghazi

Jun 29, 2017

A Group of foreign doctors arrived in Libyan eastern city of Benghazi to carry out heart surgery on at least 30 young children during a month-long flying visit.According to Reuters, the doctors have been visiting eastern Libya since…

Iraq declares fall of IS caliphate after capture of Mosul’s Al-Nuri mosque

Jun 29, 2017

After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State's de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group's self-styled caliphate at an…

Germany crushes Mexico 4-1 in Confederation Cup semi-final

Jun 29, 2017

Leon Goretzka scored twice in the opening eight minutes as Germany beat Mexico 4-1 in Sochi to join Chile in the Confederations Cup final, BBC reported.BBC added that th Schalke midfielder swept home a Benjamin Henrichs pass from 20…

Libyans won’t obtain US visa unless they have close relations in the US

Jun 29, 2017

Visa applicants from six Muslim-majority countries must have a close family relationship to a U.S. individual or formal ties to a U.S. entity to be admitted to the United States under guidance distributed by the U.S. State…

Gharyan municipality denies arresting Operation Dignity fighters’ cell in the city

Jun 29, 2017

The municipality of Gharyan denied the rumors that spread on social media and media outlets that its security department had captured a sleeper cell of fighters linked to Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity in eastern Libya.The Head…

24 migrants’ bodies wash off Tripoli shores

Jun 29, 2017

24 bodies of illegal immigrants washed ashore Thursday morning in Ghout Al-Ruman, Tripoli, according to the Tripoli International Committee of the Red Crescent (ICRC.)Ghout Al-Ruman is an area to the east of Tripoli.The ICRC…

Italy mulls over shutting down its ports to rescue migrants ships coming from Libya

Jun 29, 2017

The Italian government is considering banning ships from Libya from landing at its ports after the arrival of nearly 11,000 refugees from there in the past five days, according to a report by The Guardian.It has been reported that…

Chile reaches Confederations Cup final after beating Portugal on penalties

Jun 29, 2017

Chile's Claudio Bravo made three penalty saves, as his country team defeated Portugal 3-0 in a penalty shootout to reach the Confederations Cup final in Russia.Bravo, who missed the first two matches because of injury, stopped penalties…

Iraqi forces recapture landmark Al-Nuri Mosque in old Mosul

Jun 29, 2017

An Iraqi commander says his forces have taken Mosul's landmark al-Nuri Mosque compound that was destroyed by the Islamic State group last week.Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi says special forces entered the compound and took control…

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