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Italian Embassy in Tripoli to start issuing visas for Libyans on April 02

Mar 20, 2017

The Italian Embassy said on Twitter on Monday that it will start issuing visas for Libyan nationals from its Tripoli building starting from April 02.The Italian Embassy did not give any further details, saying more to come on the…

Libya’s coastguards save 215 migrants from drowning off Libyan coast

Mar 20, 2017

215 illegal immigrants were rescued on Monday, including 47 women, while three women were found dead floating in water, the Libyan Coast Guard said.Ayoub Qasim, the Libyan Navy Spokesman, said two boats were without engines stranded…

Clashes in Damascus as rebels carry out surprise attack on capital

Mar 20, 2017

BBC - Syrian security forces have engaged in fierce clashes with rebels on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.Artillery shells and rockets landed in the heart of the capital as part of a surprise rebel attack launched in the Jobar…

NOC Chairman discusses return of Chinese oil firms to Libya

Mar 20, 2017

The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation in Libya, Mustafa Sanallah, has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Libya as well as a number of Sinopec-owned UNIPEC firm officials from China.The meeting that took place in Tripoli on…

Misurata municipality says it is still operational despite overnight coup

Mar 20, 2017

The Municipality of Misurata has issued a statement saying that it is operating normally in the city, adding that shutting down the municipal council by protesters using force is an act of chaos.Last night, a number of Misurata…

Tripoli’s Al-Ahli goes to CAF Champions League’s 16-team round

Mar 19, 2017

Libya's Al-Ahli Tripoli sports club qualified for the next round, which the round of 16, at the CAF Champions League after it drew with Morocco's Fath Union Sport (FUS) on both matches' score though it lost Saturday second leg match…

Real Madrid extends its lead in La Liga by 2-1 win over A.Bilbao

Mar 19, 2017

ESPN - Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to five points, as they won 2-1 against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.Karim Benzema scored the first goal of the game as Cristiano Ronaldo found space down the left and he…

Libyan authorities hand two IS militants to Tunisian counterparts

Mar 19, 2017

Deputy Assistant of the Tunisian court of first instance, Sufyan Al-Saliti, has revealed that his government was handed two IS terrorists by Libyan authorities.The two IS militants were held in a detention in Libya.Al-Saliti…

LNCHR says exhuming and mutilating Jalal Al-Makhzoum’s body by Operation Dignity forces a war…

Mar 19, 2017

The Libyan National Commission for Human Rights (LNCHR) has condemned in the strongest terms the exhuming of the body of the Benghazi Mujahideen Shura Council's senior leader, Jalal Al-Makhzoum, and then disfiguring his body and taking…

Peru heavy rain floods kill over 72 people, officials said

Mar 19, 2017

BBC - At least 72 people have died in several days of floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Peru, officials say.The floods - the worst in almost 30 years - have affected over half the country. More than 800 towns and…

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