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Uganda’s MPS to visit Libya over Uganda Telecom mismanagement

Feb 14, 2017

Uganda's parliamentary select committee, which is investigating mismanagement at Uganda Telecom (UTL), will soon travel to Libya in line with the inquiry.LAP-Green, a subsidiary of Libyan Post, Telecommunication and Information…

Libya deports 163 Nigerian nationals to their home country

Feb 15, 2017

163 Nigerians who have been stranded in Libya voluntarily returned to their home country on Tuesday.The repatriation of the Nigeriens was facilitated by the International Oganisation for Migration (IOM).The Nigerian nationals…

Canadian Prime Minister and Trump meet in the White House

Feb 13, 2017

BBC - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he will not lecture President Donald Trump on Syrian refugees."The last thing Canadians expect is for me to come down and lecture another country on how they choose to govern", he…

Operation Dignity warplanes attack Benghazi Defence Brigades at Jufra airbase

Feb 15, 2017

The warplanes of Operation Dignity in eastern Libya have conducted several airstrikes on Jufra airbase, targeting locations for the Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB) in there.According to official sources from the Benghazi Defence…

Haftar’s Operation Dignity floundering as strong military ranks defect

Feb 13, 2017

The Operation Dignity leader Khalifa Haftar has been delivered a big blow as one of his forces’ senior leaders, Captain Adel Al-Dersi, announced his defection on air on Monday.Speaking to a local TV channel, Al-Nabaa, Al-Dersi…

Sweden defends decision to oblige headscarf for female officials visiting Iran

Feb 13, 2017

BBC - The Swedish government has defended its decision to have its officials wear headscarves during a trip to Iran, saying that failing to do so would have broken the law.Trade Minister Ann Linde led a business team last week and…

Over 6 people died in French ski resort’s avalanche

Feb 13, 2017

BBC - At least four people have died in an avalanche at the ski resort of Tignes in south-eastern France, rescuers say.The group, including a guide, was buried after the wall of snow swept through an off-piste area, local police…

Former Operation Dignity official Al-Barasi condemns Haftar’s attempt to kidnap him

Feb 13, 2017

The former senior leader of Operation Dignity, which is led by Khalifa Haftar, Colonel Faraj Al-Barasi, was not abducted by the armed groups of Operation Dignity, said Colonel Abdelsalam Al-Barasi, adding he deplores these terrorists…

UN Secretary General says Fayyad is “right choice” for Libya delegate

Feb 13, 2017

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he believed former Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad was the right person to be the world body's envoy to Libya after the United States raised objections to the choice,…

Somaliland agrees to set up UAE military base

Feb 13, 2017

MPs in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have agreed to allow the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to set up a military base in the port of Berbera, the BBC reported.Observers say the deal has proved controversial among…

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