Gene therapy promises success in restoring hearing loss

BBC - Deaf mice have been able to hear a tiny whisper after being given a "landmark" gene therapy by US scientists.They say restoring near-normal hearing in the animals paves the way for similar treatments for people "in the near…

Haftar’s forces carry out airstrikes on Jufra airbase

The warplanes of the Operation Dignity forces led by Khalifa Haftar bombed Thursday morning the airbase of Jufra in Hun town, eastern Libya.The Jufra airbase has been bombed many times by Haftar's air force warplanes leading to a…

UK MPs approve Brexit bill overwhelmingly

BBC - MPs have overwhelmingly agreed to let the government begin the UK's departure from the EU as they voted for the Brexit bill.The draft legislation was approved by 494 votes to 122, and now moves to the House of Lords.…

Erdogan and Trump agree on jont action against IS in Syria

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in an overnight phone call on joint action against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of Raqqa and al-Bab, both held by the militants, Turkish presidency sources…

Libyan Diplomatic Police parades in Tripoli

The Department of Diplomatic Police and Security in Tripoli paraded its "security might" on Wednesday evening in the capital, Tripoli, to show that it is ready to provide the needed security for foreign diplomatic attaches and…

Russian opposition leader found guilty of embezzlement

BBC - Russia's main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been found guilty of embezzlement and handed a five-year suspended sentence.It bars him from running for president next year against Vladimir Putin.But Mr Navalny, who…

Twitter to feature more anti-abuse tools

Twitter has announced more changes intended to limit the amount of abuse on the network, the BBC wrote Wednesday.It comes in the wake of heavy criticism about harassment on its platform and a failure to find a buyer after months of…