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Top Duma official to visit eastern Libya upon HoR Speaker’s invitation

Apr 27, 2017

The Russian Izvestia newspaper reported Thursday that the Chief of the Defense Commission at the Russian Duma, Vladimir Shamanov, is going to visit eastern Libyan in the coming few days.According to the newspaper, Shamanov has…

World population passes 7.5 billion with 62% of humans living in Asia

Apr 27, 2017

The world’s population has just passed 7.5 billion, according to the ‘World Population Clock’ hosted by worldometers.info.Worldometers uses projections based on a variety of highly reputable sources to calculate its constantly…

Libyan PM asks Russia to end current military escalation in southern region

Apr 27, 2017

The Libyan UN-backed Prime Minister, Fayez Al-Serraj asked Russia to help end Libya's domestic conflict on Tuesday, when meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.Bogdanov headed a visit to Tripoli and described…

Man arrested near British Parliament for carrying knives

Apr 27, 2017

A man carrying knives near the British Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack, according to the CNN.Armed officers from the Metropolitan Police's counter-terrorism command unit detained the suspect…

Israeli missiles strike Syrian military installation near Damascus

Apr 27, 2017

An apparent Israeli missile attack on a Syrian military installation near Damascus International Airport shook the capital early on Thursday morning and raised tensions between the two hostile neighbors, The Associated Press reported.…

Al-Sharara oil field operational after blocked oil pipeline reopened

Apr 27, 2017

The Chief of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) Colonel Idriss Abu Khamada has reached a deal with the protesters to reopen the oil pipeline of Riyaina and then resume work at Al-Sharara oil field.The PFG's media bureau said also…

EU studies giving armed motorboats to Libyan coast guards

Apr 27, 2017

Libya is asking the European Union for motorboats and helicopters to help patrol the Mediterranean Sea for ships carrying migrants, The Associated Press wrote.The Associated Press added that the German government says a "request…

Kobler meets Al-Serraj in Tripoli to discuss political process

Apr 26, 2017

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, met with the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Serraj in Tripoli on Tuesday to inform him about the results of his meeting at the UN Security Council in New York.The two officials…

Libya’s only female body-builder to represent country in Belarus competition

Apr 26, 2017

A Libyan 48-year-old female body-builder, Fathiya Al-Amamy, is the only female in a man-predominated sport in the country.Al-Amamy is training nowadays in eastern Libya to be prepared to take part in the next international…

Libya repatriates 253 Nigerian nationals in coordination with IOM

Apr 26, 2017

About 253 Nigerian illegal immigrants were deported to their country from Tripoli's Mitiga airport on Tuesday as part of a repatriation programme supervised by the International Organization for Migration (IOM)The Nigerian nationals…

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