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Libyan National Guard positions its forces in downtown Tripoli

Mar 10, 2017

The Libyan National Guard of the Salvation Government said it had reopened the roads nearby Riyadiya area in Tripoli's downtown.The area saw protests by residents on Thursday. The residents blocked the roads by sand barriers.…

HoR calls for presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya in early 2018

Mar 09, 2017

Libya's Tobruk-based House of Representatives has called for elections to be held in February 2018, after it backed out of a United Nations-brokered peace deal with rival authorities in the capital, Tripoli.The widening split has…

World’s heaviest woman undergoes weight loss surgery in India

Mar 09, 2017

BBC - An Egyptian woman, believed to be the world's heaviest at 500kg (1,102lb), has undergone weight reduction surgery.A spokesperson at Mumbai's Saifee Hospital said Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, 36, had lost 100kg since arriving in…

Eastern government demands Uganda back off from nationlising UTL

Mar 09, 2017

Eastern government has urgeed Uganda to back off from decision to nationalise Uganda Telecom Limited UTL, which is owned by Libya and Uganda.The government of Abdullah Al-Thinni said it was concerned by the takeover of the UTL the…

Tobruk HoR breaks up with Libyan Political Agreement after losing grip on oil ports

Mar 09, 2017

Libya’s eastern House of Representatives (HoR) voted on Tuesday to withdraw its support for a UN peace deal and Government of National Accord (GNA).The decision led to an escalation in the fractured country’s division as many HoR…

Barcelona stuns the world with 6-1 comeback against PSG

Mar 09, 2017

ESPN - Barcelona needed to become the first team in European history to overcome a 4-0 first-leg Champions League deficit and did so against Paris Saint-Germain as they scored six goals to knock out the French champions despite Edinson…

Libyan Aman Bank set on fire as clashes erupt in Tripoli’s centre

Mar 08, 2017

Clashes between armed groups broke out Wednesday morning in Gurji, downtown Tripoli.The Libyan News cannot verify which factions are fighting in the area, but sources reported that Gurji residents clashed with the bank security…

International Women’s Day celebrated by Google with special doodle

Mar 08, 2017

International Women's Day began in the early 1900s when women in New York City came together to advocate for fair pay, better working conditions, and the right to vote. Now, more than 100 years later, Google is honoring the day with a…

Fight between Libyan human trafficking gangs kills 22 migrants, injures 100 others

Mar 08, 2017

22 migrants have been killed and some 100 injured in fighting between rival smuggler gangs in Libya so far this year. This comes at a time when seaborne migration from Africa to Italy has risen by 50 percent so far in 2017."This is…

Libya repatriates 27 Bangladeshis in cooperation with IOM

Mar 08, 2017

Twenty-seven Bangladeshi migrants, who travelled to Libya for work without valid documents, have been sent home.A flight carrying them landed at the Dhaka airport on Wednesday, an International Organisation for Migration (IOM)…

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