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Key Essidra oil terminal operating fully, NOC says

Dec 15, 2016

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a Norwegian oil firm is going to ship 80 thousand tonnes of crude oil onboard C-Music oil vessel from Essidra oil terminal, a source reported Thursday.The source added that the another oil…

Apple Music hits 20 million subscribers in less than two years

Dec 08, 2016

BBC - Apple Music has said it will continue to tie artists to exclusive deals, as its number of paid subscribers passes 20 million for the first time.There has been criticism that putting albums behind a streaming paywall harms fans…

Rayaina oil pipeline reopened in western Libya

Dec 14, 2016

The Patrols Brigade of the Petroleum Facilities Guard that is closing the Rayaina oil pipeline in Rayaina town near Zintan city in western Libya said it had reopened the pipeline after shutting it for over 2 years.The brigade…

Over 1.160 migrants rescued off Libyan shores as woman gives birth to a baby on boat

Dec 12, 2016

AFP/Reuters - Charities and Italy's coastguard say they rescued 1,164 refugees from stricken rubber and wooden boats off Libya during thunderstorms as winter approaches. Six persons bound for Europe died.Relief services said…

Using frozen ovary from childhood, woman delivers a healthy baby

Dec 14, 2016

BBC - A woman has given birth in London after doctors restored her fertility using frozen ovarian tissue removed when she was a young child.The 24-year-old is thought to be the first in the world to have a baby after having an…

CEO of Libyan Airlines released after 47 days of kidnap

Dec 08, 2016

The spokesman of the Libyan Airlines Company, Saad Bukhawa, has confirmed the release of the CEO of the company, Fathi Al-Shatti, after 47 days of abduction."Al-Shatti was released on Wednesday and he is very well." Bukhatwa added.…

Aleppo evacuation deal halted by fresh fighting

Dec 14, 2016

BBC - A deal to evacuate rebel fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo has stalled, with heavy shelling reported in the Syrian city.A ceasefire was declared in Aleppo on Tuesday and buses brought in to ferry people out of the…

Libyan forces find IS explosives factory in Sirte

Dec 12, 2016

While combing through the recently freed Sirte neighbourhood (1), the Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous found Sunday an explosions workshop filled of man-made explosives and explosive substances.Security officials at the…

Residents of Tripoli complain about water shortages

Dec 14, 2016

The residents of most areas in Tripoli and in its suburbs have complained Wednesday about acute shortages and cuts of water supplies in their houses.The shortages, according to the Great Man-Made River's administration, come due to…

Syria’s Al-Assad says Aleppo victory is “huge step” towards ending war

Dec 08, 2016

BBC - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in the second city of Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's devastating five-year civil war.Defeating rebels in Aleppo, however, would not put…

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