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Effective Ebola vaccine available by 2018, WHO says

Dec 24, 2016

BBC - A highly effective vaccine that guards against the deadly Ebola virus could be available by 2018, says the World Health Organization.Trials conducted in Guinea, one of the West African countries most affected by an outbreak of…

Special Deterrence Force frees abducted Syrian boy, arrests kidnap gang

Dec 24, 2016

The Tripoli-based Special Deterrence Force (SDF) revealed Saturday that it had earlier freed a Syrian boy from his kidnappers, adding that the culprits were arrested and identified."We arrested four kidnappers; Abu Bakir Al-Gadiri,…

Syria: Explosion rocks eastern Aleppo neighbourhood as regime forces comb through area

Dec 24, 2016

ABC - Syrian state TV says an explosion rocked eastern Aleppo as some residents were returning to their homes after the government assumed full control of the city earlier this week.It says the explosion on Saturday was caused by a…

US delivers big blow to Israel as it abstains from vetoing end-of-settlements resolution

Dec 24, 2016

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a UN call to end settlement activity on occupied land is "shameful".He stressed that Israel would not abide by Friday's vote at the 15-member UN Security Council.Palestinian…

Hijacked Afriqiyah Airways plane returns to Tripoli

Dec 24, 2016

The hijacked Afriqiyah Airways plane with the 111 passengers involved in the air hijack in Malta yesterday returned to Tripoli early this morning.The passengers left Malta around 4am Saturday on board an Afriqiyah Airways airline…

After Berlin lorry attacker Anis was shot in Milan, his nephew arrested in Tunisia

Dec 24, 2016

Tunisian security forces have arrested the nephew of the Berlin market attacker Anis Amri and two other suspects, officials say.The Tunisian interior ministry said the three, aged between 18 and 27, were members of a "terrorist…

Screams of Tom Cruise from The Mummy film become ringtones

Dec 24, 2016

BBC - Tom Cruise's screams in the latest remake of The Mummy have been captured as a ringtone.Universal Pictures' trailer made for screening in IMAX cinemas omitted one crucial detail - the sound effects.The clip was uploaded…

Al-Sweihli beats Al-Etihad Misurata in the city’s volleyball derby

Dec 24, 2016

The volleyball derby of Misurata took place Saturday evening in Misurata between Al-Sweihli and Al-Etihad Misurata as part of Libya's Volleyball Tournament.Al-Sweihli beat Al-Etihad 3-1 in the match that saw huge number of…

Sharara oil field output reaches 63 thousand bod, NOC confirms

Dec 24, 2016

The Chairperson of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanallah confirmed Friday that the production of the newly reopened Sharara oil field in western Libya reached 63.000 barrels per day (bpd)."We have not been able to…

Human Rights Watch urges Libya to provide medical care for civilians fleeing Sirte

Dec 24, 2016

Libyan authorities should ensure the safety of and urgently provide medical care for more than 120 women and children being held in a Misrata prison after recently fleeing fighting in Sirte, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.The…

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