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Eastern government suspends study from Brega to Sirte

Mar 06, 2017

The Education Ministry of the eastern government of Abdullah Al-Thinni declared suspension of study at all public preparatory and secondary schools in the area extending from Brega to Sirte.The suspension will last one week,…

IS lost 1000 fighters as Syrian government troops recaptured Palmyra

Mar 06, 2017

CNN - At least 1,000 ISIS militants were killed or wounded by government forces and Russian aircraft as the Syrian military recaptured the city of Palmyra and surrounding areas from ISIS, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoy of the Russian Ministry…

Petroleum Facilities Guard of the Presidential Council to take control of oil crescent region

Mar 06, 2017

The Chief of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of the Presidential Council, Brigadier General Edriss Bukhamada, said their forces will take over control of the oil terminals and facilities in the coming two days.Brig. Gen.…

North Korea fires four ballistic missile towards Sea of Japan

Mar 06, 2017

BBC - North Korea has launched four ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan. Three of them fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after flying some 1,000km (620 miles), in what PM Shinzo Abe called a "new stage of threat".…

Migrants horrified in Libya before choosing to take up deadly sea journeys to Europe, report says

Mar 05, 2017

The Washington Post - The number of bodies washing up on Libyan shores is escalating as the refugee crisis worsens. But migrants also are facing perils even before they step into a boat.On Thursday alone, Italy’s coast guard…

66.000 people displaced from northern Syria in five months

Mar 05, 2017

AP - Five months of multi-sided clashes in Syria’s crowded northern battlefield have displaced some 66,000 people, a U.N. humanitarian agency said Sunday, a day after the U.S. bolstered Kurdish-led forces with a deployment of armored…

Eight Filipino nurses arrive in Manila after hostage situation ends

Mar 05, 2017

Eight Filipino nurses as well as a 10-month-old baby who were held hostage by the Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya arrived in Manila on Sunday night.The hostages came from a 5-day debriefing and medical check-up in Istanbul, Turkey.…

Amazon to release Alexa devices to make phone calls by voice

Mar 05, 2017

Amazon plans to unveil one or more new Alexa-powered devices this year that will allow people to initiate phone calls by voice, according to multiple sources.The device, or devices, will also allow people to talk with others on the…

Sirte University resumes study on April 30

Mar 05, 2017

The University of Sirte is going to reopen on April 30, said the university's dean and staffers.According to the sources, the service work will be done soon in order to fix the damage that was done to the university's buildings…

Oil prices increase as conflicts in Libya, Iraq intensify

Mar 05, 2017

Seeking Alpha - A new set of geopolitical conflicts buoyed oil prices higher today after yesterday's sell-off pushed WTI below its 50-day moving average. Conflicts in Iraq and Libya were the main reason for the rise in oil…

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