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Italian official: Terrorists among migrants arriving in Italy from Libya

Jun 07, 2017

An Italian Senator said the Palermo General Prosecutor confirmed that there are terrorists arriving in Italy onboard boats coming from Libya."Terrorists are spilling to southern Europe from the immigration route from Libyan shores."…

Turkish parliament passes law approving deploying Turkish troops in Qatar

Jun 07, 2017

The Turkish parliament today approved the deployment of troops to a Turkish base in Qatar amid a widening crisis between Doha and its rivals in the Gulf.The move is seen as a sign of Turkish support to Qatar after Saudi Arabia, the…

Turkish President urges Gulf states to solve difference through dialogue

Jun 07, 2017

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended Qatar after several countries severed diplomatic ties with it, saying he personally would have intervened if accusations that the tiny Gulf emirate supports "terrorism" were true,…

Qatar resorts to Iran, Turkey for food provision

Jun 07, 2017

Qatar is talking to Iran and Turkey about securing food and water supplies to stave off possible shortages two days after its biggest suppliers, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, cut trade and diplomatic ties, a government official…

Syrian regime forces threaten to hit US positions in Syria over current US airstrikes on govt.…

Jun 07, 2017

A military alliance fighting in support of President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday it could hit U.S. positions in Syria, warning that its "self-restraint" over U.S. air strikes on government forces would end if Washington crossed…

IS calims twin attacks in Iran, which killed 12 people

Jun 07, 2017

Islamic State on Wednesday said it was responsible for the twin attacks on Iran’s Parliament and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, which have claimed the lives of six people. Six attackers were also reportedly killed.At…

Ould Cheikh Ahmed to replace Martin Kobler as Head of UNSMIL, reports

Jun 07, 2017

According to local media sources in Libya, the UN is expected to appoint a new Head for the UNSMIL to replace Martin Kobler.According to the sources, the potential new envoy to Libya is probably Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the current…

Seven killed in attacks on Iran’s Parliament and Mausoleum

Jun 07, 2017

Attackers raided Iran’s parliament and opened fire at the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini a few kilometers south of the capital on Wednesday morning, in near simultaneous assaults that killed up to seven people, media reported.…

Three people killed, two injured in shooting incident in Utah, Canada

Jun 07, 2017

A man shot to death a woman and a boy south of Salt Lake City on Tuesday and the shooter died in the domestic-related incident, which also left two other people wounded, local officials said on social media and media reported, according…

Libya’s oil production above 800.000 bpd, NOC says

Jun 07, 2017

The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation in Libya (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah, said Tuesday that Libya's oil production has reached 808.000 barrels per day (bpd.)Talking to Aki - Italian news agency - Sanallah said if Libya…

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