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Syrian government rejects Amnesty International “Saydnaya Prison Report”

Feb 08, 2017

BBC - Syria's justice ministry has rejected a report by Amnesty International that alleged as many as 13,000 people have been executed at a government prison.The ministry said the claims were "completely untrue and intended to harm…

Italy pushes for including Haftar in “a untied Tripoli-based government”

Feb 08, 2017

Italy voiced renewed on Tuesday its support for General Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan military man who controls the eastern part of Libya and enjoys close ties with Russia, urging the EU to accept that he should assume a role in Libya’s…

Scores killed in Syrian government airstrikes on Idlib

Feb 08, 2017

Al-Jazeera - Dozens of people, including civilians, have been killed in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian city of Idlib, according to several sources, in some of the most ferocious raids there in months.The Syrian Observatory for…

Libya’s GNA Prime Minister arrives in Turkey

Feb 08, 2017

The Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj, arrived Wednesday in Ankara, Turkey to meet with the Turkish counterpart and other officials.According to the Presidential Council's media office, the…

EU holds ceremoney for finishing the training of first batch of Libyan coastguards

Feb 08, 2017

The EU Operation Sophia has held a ceremony onboard Saint Georgio Warship in the open sea to celebrate the end of the training of the first batch of Libyan coastguards.The first batch contains over 70 coastguards and they have been…

HoR member lashes out at GNA-Italy MoU, says Libyans won’t accept migrants camps in the…

Feb 08, 2017

The EU's plan to build a camp for asylum seekers in Libya is a cynical attempt to take advantage of political instability in the country, Libyan member of the House of Representatives, Said Amgib, told Sputnik.According to Sputnik,…

Judge asks Michael Jackson’s lawyer about meaning of extractions from Thriller in court

Feb 07, 2017

BBC - US Tax Court Judge Mark Holmes had always been puzzled by the rap at the end of Michael Jackson's Thriller, so when the star's former lawyer John Branca appeared in front of him on Monday, he took the opportunity to settle the…

Saudi man trying to set fire to the Kaaba and himself arrested in Mecca

Feb 07, 2017

Saudi Arabia’s police say they have detained a man who tried to set himself alight at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca.Major Sameh al-Salami, police spokesman at the Grand Mosque, announced the news on Tuesday, saying that…

Israeli parliament passes law allowing “stealing” Palestinian lands

Feb 07, 2017

BBC - Israel's parliament has passed a controversial law retroactively legalising almost 4,000 settler homes built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.Under the legislation, the Palestinian landowners will…

Syrian refugee sues Facebook for allowing use of his selfie with Angela Merkel on fake news

Feb 07, 2017

BBC - Syrian refugee Anas Modamani is suing Facebook after a selfie he took with Chancellor Angela Merkel was used in fake news stories.A court in Wurzburg, Germany, heard opening remarks from lawyers representing both sides.…

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