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Sarkozy to stand trial for illegal fiance of presidency campaign

Feb 07, 2017

A French judge has ordered ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy to stand trial in an illegal campaign finance case, the BBC wrote Tuesday.Mr Sarkozy faces accusations that his party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros (£15m; $20m)…

Misurata Blood Bank registered 1170 donations last January

Feb 07, 2017

The Head of the Misurata Blood Bank, Mukhtar Al-Gaed, said the bank received in last January about 1170 blood donors and gave away about 1197 blood units.Al-Gaed added on Tuesday that the blood units that were distributed were…

Exclusive: Tripoli Appeals Court’s order shows cancellation of PC’s LIA steering…

Feb 07, 2017

The Libyan News has obtained the Tripoli Appeals Court's order that ordered the cancellation of the Presidential Council's decree to form a steering committee to head the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA).The order shows clearly that on…

UAE on verge of sending Mirage 2000s to support Haftar’s looming war on western Libya

Feb 07, 2017

New satellite photos of Al Khadim air base taken in December 2016 clearly indicate that the United Arab Emirates is on the verge of deploying fighter jets to Libya, War is Boring news website wrote on Monday.The news website added…

Amnesty International: 13.000 detainees hanged in Saydnaya prison in Syria

Feb 07, 2017

As many as 13,000 people, most of them civilian opposition supporters, have been executed in secret at a prison in Syria, Amnesty International says.The BBC reported from the Amnesty International that a new report by the human…

Italy says ready to open consulate in eastern Libya

Feb 07, 2017

The Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Perrone, said his country is ready to open a consulate in eastern Libya to facilitate cooperation with the region's command and to facilitate visa procedures for easterners.Perrone visited Tobruk on…

Sudanese twin sisters detained in Libya for links to IS, father tells Sudanese press

Feb 07, 2017

Father of a deceased Islamic State (ISIS) sympathizer on Monday has revealed that the twin sisters who flew from Khartoum to join the ranks of the group in Syria have been detained in Libya, according to Sudanese Tribune.A Sudanese…

UNSMIL documents 28 civilian casualties in Libya last January

Feb 07, 2017

During January, UNSMIL documented 28 civilian casualties, including 16 deaths and 12 injuries in hostilities across Libya.Victims included 5 children killed and 3 injured, 10 men killed and 9 injured, and one woman killed.…

Colorado State University Libyan student returns to the US after Trump’s ban halted

Feb 06, 2017

A Colorado State University graduate student separated from her family because of President Trump's travel ban is back in Fort Collins, AP reported.According to AP, Hanan Isweiri had traveled to Libya with her 1-year-old son to…

Libyan Investment Authority denies reports of armed men taking over headquarters in Tripoli

Feb 06, 2017

A source at the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in Tripoli tells Libyan News that reports of armed men taking over the LIA headquarters, which have been circulated by some media outlets and on social media, are untrue.The source…

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