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Tribal clashes renew in Sabha, five killed, 15 injured

Dec 26, 2016

Five people were killed including two children when clashes between Gaddadfah and Awlad Sulaiman tribes of Sabha erupted anew on Saturday and Sunday.According to medical sources from the city's main hospital, five people's bodies -…

AL-Sallabi is conducting mediation among Libyan conflicting factions in Algeria

Dec 26, 2016

The Libyan member of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) and member of the Libyan Homeland Party, Ali Al-Sallabi, is conducting mediation efforts in Algeria among a number of Libyan factions that are part of the solution…

Boat carrying a Ugandan football team capsizes in Lake Albert, 30 drown

Dec 26, 2016

BBC - At least 30 people have drowned after a boat carrying a football team and their fans capsized on Lake Albert in Uganda, police say.The overcrowded vessel was carrying some 45 people. Police say the boat became unbalanced when…

Operation Dignity warplanes bombard Misurata-led brigade in Hoon, Jufra

Dec 26, 2016

The warplanes of the Khalifa Haftar-led Operation Dignity carried out an airstrike on Monday targeting the Infantry Brigade 122 of the Government of National Accord's Defence Ministry in Hoon district, Jufra city.The brigade is a…

Cafeteria manager put in prison for insulting Turkish President, Erdogan

Dec 26, 2016

Reuters - Turkish authorities have arrested the cafeteria manager of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper for insulting the president after he said he would not serve tea to Tayyip Erdogan, one of the manager's lawyers told Reuters on…

10-hour long blackouts and daytime power cuts plunge Libyans in health problems

Dec 26, 2016

Several cases, children, young and old, were reported in Tripoli Medical Centre and other clinics in and out of the capital across Libya to have caught a cold or come down with a fever due to a moderate, not freezing, winter coupled…

Pop superstar George Michael dies at age of 53

Dec 26, 2016

BBC - Singer George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53.The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and had huge success as a solo performer, "passed away peacefully" on Christmas Day in Goring, Oxfordshire,…

Al-Serraj visits Algeria days after Haftar left in search for support

Dec 26, 2016

The Head of the Presidential Council of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj, said he had visited Algeria to discuss a number of issues with the Algerian officials so that both countries can boost the…

IS attack on Syria’s Al-Bab town kills at least 30 civilians

Dec 26, 2016

Reuters - At least 30 civilians were killed and many others were wounded on Sunday after Islamic State launched an attack in the Syrian town of al-Bab to prevent people from fleeing, the Turkish military said in a statement on Monday.…

Maltese authorities charge Libyan hijackers with terrorism

Dec 25, 2016

The Maltese authorities have charged the two Libyan hijackers of the Afriqiyah Airways plane with terrorism, saying they could face prison for life, according to Maltese press.The Maltese press and news outlets also reported Sunday…

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