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German-US rift widens as Trump levels new attack on German trade tactics

May 31, 2017

The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel with a new attack on German trade tactics and defense spending, Agence-France Presse reported.…

Eastern Justice Ministry orders immediate release of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi

May 30, 2017

The deputy justice minister of the eastern government of Abdullah Al-Thinni, Eissa Al-Saghir, said an immediate release of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi must take an effect by force of the law.Al-Saghir urged Zintan-based Abu Bakir…

UNHCR, IOM agree to increase support, expand operations in Libya

May 30, 2017

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), and the UN Migration Agency (IOM), on Tuesday presented their plans for expanding operations in Libya and enhancing their support to migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and Libyans affected by the…

Oil prices drop over fears of Libya’s oversupply

May 30, 2017

Oil prices fell about 1 per cent on Tuesday, on signs of resurgent crude output in Libya and concerns that extended production cuts by leading exporting countries may not be enough to drain a global glut that has depressed prices for…

WHO: Over 7 million people die of smoking, tobacco every year

May 30, 2017

Smoking and other tobacco use kills more than seven million people each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, also warning of the dire environmental impact of tobacco production, distribution and waste, Agence-France Presse…

At least 30 immigrants drown off Libyan coast

May 30, 2017

Migrants rescued from a rubber boat that left Libya last week said as many as 30 people were trampled or drowned during their voyage as this year's Mediterranean death toll climbed to more than 1,700, the U.N. said on Tuesday, Reuters…

Two car bombs kill over 20 people in Baghdad, Iraq

May 30, 2017

Two car bombs killed at least 20 people in Baghdad and wounded about 80 others in streets packed with crowds preparing for the Ramadan fast early on Tuesday, security sources said, Reuters reported.According to the Reuters report,…

Canadian Alaradi family celebrates one year since the acquittal of their father

May 30, 2017

In August 2014 Canadian Salim Alaradi was abducted by United Arab Emirates State Security personnel and subjected to enforced disappearance, solitary confinement and torture in a secret prison before being transferred and arbitrarily…

Son of Libyan Lockerbie bomber warns UK of Libyan militants’ threat

May 30, 2017

UK has itself to blame for the Manchester attack because it colluded with jihadists and left a power vacuum in Libya, according to the son of the Lockerbie bomber.Khaled al-Megrahi, the son of the man convicted of blowing up Pan Am…

Belhaj denies arrest by Turkish authorities

May 29, 2017

The Chairman of the Watan Political Party in Libya, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, has denied being arrested by Turkish government authorities as circulated on social media and media outlets."I am in Istanbul to be part of several meetings…

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