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UK police arrests two more suspects linked to Manchester Arena attack

May 27, 2017

British police said they arrested two more people during raids Saturday in connection with the suicide bombing at a Manchester concert, with a "large part" of the network behind the attack now being held, Agence-France Presse reported.…

Egyptian warplanes conduct airstrikes on Libya’s Derna

May 27, 2017

The Egyptian warplanes carried out airstrikes late on Friday on the headquarters of Derna Shura Council in Libya's eastern city of Derna.Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egypt's President, said in an address on Friday that his country's air…

Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade seizes Hadba Prison, kills two guards as fighting intensifies

May 27, 2017

An armed group loyal to the Government of National Accord (GNA) reportedly seized Hadba Prison, where former officials of toppled and killed dictator Muammar Gaddafi are held.The armed group, Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade, led by…

Over 1400 migrants rescued off Libyan Coast on Friday

May 27, 2017

More than 1,400 migrants seeking to get to Italy were rescued off the coast of Libya on Friday, but other vessels were in distress, according to accounts by Libyan and Italian officials."Large rescue and interception operations are…

At least 20 killed, 50 injured so far in ongoing deadly clashes in Libya’s capital

May 26, 2017

At least 23 have been reported as dead from Abu Salim forces and Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade and 53 others were wounded in the ongoing clashes between rival forces in Tripoli.The Abu Salim hospital has sent out cries for people…

Heavy clashes sweep through Libya’s capital, Tripoli

May 26, 2017

Heavy clashes with heavy and medium weapons were reported by local media sources in Tripoli on Friday morning.According to the sources, clashes are ongoing in Abu Salim, Hadba, Ain Zara, and Bab Benghashir, as well as the airport…

Libya remains exempted from OPEC oil cuts deal

May 25, 2017

Libya has insisted that it remains exempt from the oil output reduction deal that OPEC today decided to extend by another nine months, to March 2018. According to Libya’s ambassador to Austria, who represented the country at the…

Spanish navy frigate rescues 282 migrants off Libya’s coast

May 25, 2017

Spain's defense ministry says a navy frigate has rescued 282 migrants from two boats found adrift in waters off the Libyan coast, News 24 reported.A ministry statement says the migrants rescued on Wednesday included 18 Eritrean…

Libyan Football Federation: Libyan Football League to kick off August 18

May 25, 2017

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has set up August 18 as the date to kick off the Libyan Football League.The Secretary-General of the LFF, Abdel Naser Al-Swayi, told Kooora.com that this decision was taken on Tuesday in a…

Kik to create its own digital currency, CEO says

May 25, 2017

Kik Interactive, which created the chat platform Kik, said on Thursday it was launching a crypto-currency or token called Kin that would enable customers to use a whole range of digital services, Reuters reported.Kik is a free chat…

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