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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…

Rihanna’s new lover is Saudi Toyota heir Hassan Jameel

Jun 28, 2017

Her secret squeeze is understood to be Hassan Jameel, whose family own the rights to sell Toyota cars in the Middle East country.Rihanna’s mystery man is believed to be Hassan Jameel after the pair were pictured enjoying a steamy snog…

Armed group in Al-Zawiya city hijacks two UNSMIL cars, detains UN personnel

Jun 28, 2017

An armed group from Al-Zawiya city hijacked two cars from the UNSMIL in Al-Zawiya when they were on their way to Tripoli.According to local media outlets, the convoy was made of three cars, but the armed group managed to detain only…

Hundreds of fighters from Darfur, Chad fueling Libya’s current military strife, report says

Jun 28, 2017

Hundreds of fighters from Chad and Sudan’s Darfur region are feeding off instability in Libya, battling for rival factions, seeking to build rebel movements and engaging in banditry and arms trafficking, Geneva-based researchers said on…

Government air raid kills 30 civilians in eastern Syria

Jun 28, 2017

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said an air strike early on Wednesday killed at least 30 civilians and injured dozens more in a village held by Islamic State in eastern Syria, Reuters reported.The strike, in al-Dablan, about…

Heavy-impact cyber attack shuts down companies almost all over the world

Jun 28, 2017

A cyber attack wreaked havoc around the globe on Wednesday, crippling thousands of computers, disrupting operations at ports from Mumbai to Los Angeles and halting production at a chocolate factory in Australia, Reuters reported.The…

Haftar, Saleh to visit Saudi Arabia to resolve Libya’s crisis

Jun 28, 2017

The military commander of the self-styled Libyan National Army and Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, and the Speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives Aqilah Saleh, are going to visit Saudi Arabia in the…

Egypt accuses Qatar of funding terrorists in Libya at the UN Security Council

Jun 28, 2017

Egypt urged the UN Security Council on Tuesday to document repeated violations by some countries, especially Qatar, of the sanctions imposed on Libya.Egypt also accused Qatar of arming and financing terrorist groups and…

Italian Embassy to start issuing visas for Libyans from Tobruk

Jun 28, 2017

The Italian Embassy in Tripoli announced on Tuesday that it will start issuing visas for Libyans in eastern region - in Tobruk.The procedure, the Italian Embassy said, will start on July 09.The announcement, which was made on…

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