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Cairo prepares for meeting between Haftar and Al-Serraj

Jan 21, 2017

According to high-profile Egyptian sources, Cairo will host a meeting between the leader of the Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, and the Prime Minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj."the…

Egypt hosts Libya’s neighbouring countries meeting to resolve political conflict

Jan 21, 2017

Libyan Neighbouring Countries Tenth Meeting has kicked off in Cairo, Egypt, in the presence of Foreign Ministers from Libya, Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia Chad and Nigeria.The meeting, which will discuss the possible ways out of…

Libyan girl, Sajida, dies receiving treatment in Italy

Jan 21, 2017

After risking a boat trip from Libya to Italy by her father, the Libyan ten-year-old girl, Sajida Al-Sahibi, died last week in Italy while receiving treatment.According to her father Abdelhakim Al-Shaibi, who put her on a boat last…

Trump begins office with repealing Obamacare as protesters against him continue

Jan 21, 2017

BBC - Donald Trump has taken his first steps as president, signing an executive order which targets the signature health care reforms of his predecessor.His proclamation ordered agencies to ease the economic burden of the laws known…

School bus crashes in northern Italy killing 16, injuring about 40

Jan 21, 2017

A bus carrying schoolchildren has crashed and caught fire in northern Italy, killing at least 16 people, emergency officials say, the BBC reported.The bus, carrying pupils from Hungary, collided with a roadside column as it exited…

Benghazi: Car explosion wounds 12 people including former interior minister

Jan 21, 2017

A car bomb exploded Friday near a mosque in Libya's city of Benghazi, wounding 12 people including a former interior minister and his son, medical and security sources said.Ashour Shuwayel, who served as an interior minister in the…

Italy contacts Trump’s administration over solution to Libya’s crisis

Jan 19, 2017

Italian diplomats and officials have contacted the new administration of the US President-elect, Donald Trump, and discussed the possible coordination between Italy and the US in finding a solution to the Libyan current crisis, La…

Tunisia beats Algeria 2-1 in AFCON 2017, Group B

Jan 19, 2017

The Tunisian team managed to beat the Alegrian neighbouring team in their second match each as part of the Group B at AFCON 2017, Franceville, Gabon.Tunisia scored first in the second half by Aissa Mandi and then scored another goal…

New Gambian President takes oath in Gambia’s embassy in Senegal

Jan 19, 2017

BBC - Adama Barrow, the man who won The Gambia's disputed election, has been sworn in as president.He took the oath at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal.He has been recognised internationally. But Gambian strongman…

US airstrikes on Libya’s southwestern Sirte district kills 80 IS radicals

Jan 19, 2017

The US said Thursday that it had carried out two airstrikes targeting two IS camps in southwest Sirte in Libya, killing 80 IS terrorists, without nay women or children among them, according to CNN.The mission, which was confirmed in a…

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