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Tunisian 13-year-old marries man who made her pregnant by court ruling

Dec 18, 2016

A Tunisian court Tuesday has approved the marriage of a 13-year-old girl to a 20-year-old relative who made her pregnant, a move that caused an uproar among organizations concerned with children's rights in the country.The marriage…

Suicide attack kills over 40 in Yemen’s Aden

Dec 18, 2016

A suicide attack in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday killed at least 41 soldiers and injured others, two Yemeni senior security officials told CNN.Emergency trucks flooded the area of the attack and streets were closed…

Libya officially declares liberation of Sirte from IS terror group

Dec 18, 2016

Libya’s unity government leader Fayez al-Sarraj on Saturday officially announced the end of military operations in Sirte, after the liberation from ISIS group forces of what was the last significant territory they held in the country.…

The UK has approved three-person babies

Dec 18, 2016

Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK's fertility regulator.The BBC wrote that this historic and controversial move is to prevent children being born with deadly genetic diseases.Doctors in…

Aleppo slaughterhouse ends as rebels agree on evacuation deal

Dec 14, 2016

BBC - Military action has ended in eastern Aleppo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has said.He said Syrian government troops had re-established control over the last areas of the city held by rebels.He said an…

Israeli Mossad assassinates Tunisian aviation scientists in Sfax, according to Hamas spokesman

Dec 18, 2016

The Israeli Mossad was blamed on Friday for the killing in Tunisia of Mohammed Al-Zoari, a scientist with links to the Hamas group.Al-Zoari, an aviation scientist, was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday near his home in the…

Libyans on brink of collapse as dinar continues to be devalued and prices keep soaring

Dec 14, 2016

Libyans are suffering from a continuous surge of prices in all kinds of basic goods in the markets amid growing shortages of cash at the banks and sharp devaluation of the dinar against foreign currency.Everywhere you go in Tripoli…

Libyan Ground Handling Company organises strike across Libya except Mitiga Airport

Dec 18, 2016

The Libyan Ground Handling Company has gone into a strike in all of the country's airports except the Tripoli Mitiga Airport in demand for its workers' delayed salaries.The company's workers have not received their salaries and…

EU to help deport illegal migrants from Libya to their countries

Dec 14, 2016

Euronews - EU states aim to help Libya deport would-be migrants back home, and to keep open “all available options” on its response to Russia’s actions in Syria.The Libya plan was mentioned in draft conclusions for the EU summit to…

Muhammad Ali’s letter to Nelson Mandela sold in auction

Dec 18, 2016

BBC - A signed letter from Muhammad Ali to Nelson Mandela offering his condolences on the death of an anti-apartheid leader has sold for £7,200.The typed letter, signed by the boxing legend on "Muhammad Ali in South Africa"…

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