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On 6th anniversary of Syrian revolution, suicide attack kills dozens at Damascus court complex

Mar 15, 2017

BBC - Dozens of people have been killed or injured in a suicide bomb attack at the main court complex in the Syrian capital Damascus, state media report.State TV said a militant had blown himself up inside the Palace of Justice in…

Foreign ambassadors urge for end of hostilities at oil terminals as Haftar loses 21 fighters

Mar 15, 2017

Foreign ambassadors to Libya have called for an end to hostilities in the Oil Crescent to protect the country’s most critical oil assets.The bloody fighting between Operation Dignity and the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) for…

War drums heard in Libyan capital as rival governments mobilise their fighters

Mar 15, 2017

The clashes in Tripoli have continued and grew rougher on Wednesday morning.According to different sources, the forces and fighters of the rival government "National Salvation Government" (NSG) which are positioned in Qusoor…

Local Libyan TV channel hit with RPG in Tripoli clashes

Mar 15, 2017

Al-Nabaa TV was targeted by an RPG Tuesday night in Zanata, Tripoli.The explosion of the rocket at the TV's headquarters led to a great panic among staffers and set part of the building on fire, not to mention that the TV went off…

Operation Dignity forces retake Ras Lanuf, Sidra oil ports

Mar 14, 2017

The forces of the Operation Dignity, which is led by Khalifa Haftar, have retaken the oil port of Ras Lanuf and Sidra at the oil crescent after a violent battle and airstrikes' coverage from the sky, according to the spokesman of…

Armed clashes sweep through Tripoli residential areas

Mar 14, 2017

The neighbourhoods of Gurji, Gergarish, Hay Al-Andalus and Ghout Al-Shaal, have seen violent clashes between armed groups from Misrata and other central region areas and security forces of the Government of National Accord since Monday…

Presidential Council’s PFG foils attack on oil terminals by Haftar’s forces

Mar 14, 2017

The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of the Presidential Council has foiled an attack carried out by the forces under the command of Khalifa Haftar, who leads Operation Dignity in eastern Libya.The attack, according to sources, was…

Former Egyptian President Mubarak to be released, says court

Mar 14, 2017

Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will be released from detention in a military hospital, a public prosecutor ruled on Monday according to Mubarak's lawyers and judicial sources.The 88-year-old, who was overthrown in an uprising…

Russia deploys special forces on Libyan-Egyptian border, Reuters reports

Mar 14, 2017

Reuters - Russia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U.S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say, a move that would add to U.S. concerns about Moscow's…

Oil prices stumble as violence increases in OPEC-deal-exempted Libya, Nigeria

Mar 14, 2017

OPEC - An oil price rally has already stumbled since the deal, but Nigeria and Libya are not to blame. Output from both nations has slipped since December and violence in the two African states makes their ambitions to hike production…

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