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IS displays video allegedly beheading Russian intelligence officer in Syria

May 09, 2017

Islamic State (IS) has issued a video showing the beheading of what it described as a Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria, the U.S.-based SITE monitoring website reported on Tuesday. The Russian Defence Ministry and the FSB…

ICC prosecutor considers opening investigation into crimes against migrants in Libya

May 09, 2017

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor expressed alarm on Monday at the inhumane detention of thousands of vulnerable migrants in Libya and said she was examining whether an investigation could be opened into crimes against…

UN delegate to Libya proposes road map for peace in Libya

May 09, 2017

The UN delegate to Libya and Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, has announced a new road map for peace to end Libya's current political deadlock and to strike comprehensive accord among all Libyan conflicting parties.On his Twitter…

Almost 200 illegal migrants feared dead off Libya’s Zawiya shores

May 09, 2017

Almost 200 people are feared to have died in two Mediterranean Sea migrant shipwrecks during the weekend.The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Libya said that seven people were rescued off the north-western city of…

Libya’s oil production highest since October 2014

May 08, 2017

Libya is pumping the most oil since October 2014 as the OPEC member restores output amid progress in mending the nation’s political divisions. The increase adds pressure on the world’s biggest producers who just signaled they may extend…

WHO: Cholera outbreak in Yemen killed 25 persons this week

May 08, 2017

A cholera outbreak in Yemen killed 25 people this week, the World Health Organization said, as two years of war continues to wreak havoc on the impoverished country's health and sanitation system, Reuters reported.Reuters added that…

Amnesty International: Militia abductions in Libya include university professor as latest victim

May 08, 2017

The continuing rise in abductions at the hands of militias highlights how the absence of the rule of law in Libya is fueling chaos and lawlessness and leaving civilians in the country living in fear, said Amnesty International Monday.…

LFF cancels this season’s National Football League over financial shortage

May 08, 2017

The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) has cancelled the National Football League for this season (2016-2017) citing acute shortages of financial support for the sports club, which will play in the league.According to the LFF official…

Mitiga airport authorities ban entries of five countries’ nationals to Tripoli

May 08, 2017

The authorities of the Tripoli-based Mitiga airport have issued a statement on Sunday banning five countries' nationals from obtaining entry visas to western Libya.The statement says that the nationals of Sudan, Egypt, Morocco,…

Tripoli Security Dept. prohibits entering of vehicles into Corniche

May 08, 2017

The Tripoli Security Department in cooperation with the Central Tripoli Municipality blocked last Thursday the entrances of the downtown Corinche by concrete barriers from Waddan Hotel to the Tripoli port roundabout.The move aims to…

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