Ghadames airport reopens after three years of closure

Ghadames airport, some 650 km away from Tripoli, has reopened after three years of closure.Libyan Airlines said it will operate one flight between Tripoli's Mitiga Airport and Ghadames Airport every Tuesday.It added that the…

Switzerland votes on easing rules to grant citizenship

BBC - People in Switzerland have been voting to decide whether the country's strict rules on citizenship should be relaxed.Being born in Switzerland does not guarantee citizenship. Non-Swiss residents must typically wait 12…

Over 70.000 people evacuated from Greek city over WWII bomb

At least 70,000 people in the Greek city of Thessaloniki are being evacuated so that a 500lb World War Two bomb can be defused, officials say., the BBC reported.It is thought to be one of the largest wartime bombs to be found in…

Vaccines for children to be imported by beginning of March

Amid the current acute shortages of vaccines in the healthcare centers in Libya, the Head of the Vaccination Department in Tripoli, Abdelbaset Esimo, told the press Sunday that the Medical Supplies Department had contracted some…

Real Madrid win 3-1 against Osasuna, restore La Liga lead

A second-half goal from Isco helped push Real Madrid past Osasuna 3-1 and back into first place in La Liga on a rainy Saturday night at the Estadio El Sadar in Pamplona.Cristiano Ronaldo gave Los Blancos a first-half lead, but Osasuna's…

North Korea carries out ballistic missile test

BBC - North Korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president.Mr Trump assured Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that "America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100%".…