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Libyans meet in Ciro, suggest five-point plan to end country’s political stalemate

Dec 14, 2016

Libyan representatives from different political parties attended in Egypt a conference on December 12/13 to discuss the Libyan political limbo.The Libyan stakeholders proposed a five-point plan to end the current stalemate in the…

Salvation Government’s media official says kidnappers threatened him not to talk, stole his…

Dec 12, 2016

The recently released media official at the rival Tripoli Salvation Government, Jamal Zubia, said his kidnappers at the New Ain Zara Prison in Tripoli, led by what he described as "Godfather" Hisham Besher, threatened him not to talk to…

Libyan National Oil Corporation says work in Essidra oil terminal is ongoing

Dec 07, 2016

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) evacuated non-essential staff from Es Sider port after reports of military clashes nearby on Wednesday but was not suspending any loadings, it said in a statement.Reuters reported that the…

Kobler condemns shelling of Ganfudah civilians in Benghazi

Dec 10, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya and the Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, has condemned the shelling and fire opened on Ganfudah civilians earlier Saturday.In a tweet, the Head of the UNMSIL said, "Reports of shells fired &…

Haftar has been on top-secret visit to Egypt, now he is in Jordan looking for military backup

Dec 07, 2016

The leader of the Operation Dignity in eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, has finished a top-secret visit to Egypt after being there for three or four days, according to Sada Al-Balad Egyptian newspaper.According to Sada Al-Balad,…

IS militants re-enter Syria’s Palmyra pushing Syrian troops out

Dec 10, 2016

BBC - Islamic State group fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian desert city, activists say.IS held Palmyra and its nearby ruins for 10 months before it was recaptured by Syrian government…

Conflicting news about capture of key Essidra oil terminal by GNA-backed forces

Dec 07, 2016

Sources from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) forces led by Ibrahim Jodran said they, together with the Defence Ministry forces of the Government of National Accord have gained control of the key oil terminal of Essidra and they are…

World celebrates International Human Rights Day

Dec 10, 2016

The world celebrates Human Rights Day every Dec. 10, honoring the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrines the global rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled.But the world is still very far away from…

iPhone battery fires blamed on external factors by Apple

Dec 07, 2016

BBC - Apple has blamed "external factors" for a handful of iPhone battery "fires" in China.Eight users have complained to Shanghai's consumer watchdog that their iPhone 6 series handsets spontaneously combusted or exploded.The…

John Kerry says what is happening in Syria’s Aleppo is “war crimes”

Dec 10, 2016

France 24 - Western powers on Saturday urged the Syrian regime and Russia to let civilians leave east Aleppo as air strikes targeted the last remaining rebels there, with US Secretary of State John Kerry saying the "indiscriminate"…

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