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North Korea hacks South’s military, officials say

Dec 06, 2016

South Korea's military cyber command, set up to guard against hacking, appears to have been breached by North Korea, the military has said.A spokesman told the BBC that classified information was thought to have been stolen,…

Pro-Haftar brigade seizes control of key military base in south Libya

Dec 09, 2016

Forces of Brigade 12 Infantry, led by Mohammed Ben Nayel, who is affiliated with the Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity forces controlled Thursday night Barak Al-Shati military base, according to the so-called General Command of…

Saudi Arabia sentences Shia nationals to death for spying for Iran

Dec 06, 2016

BBC - A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 people to death for spying for Iran.They were among 32 people - comprising 30 members of the kingdom's Shia Muslim minority, an Iranian national and an Afghan - put on trial in…

Russia, US close to deal over Syria’s Aleppo as killing continues

Dec 08, 2016

AlJazeera - Russia and the United States are close to reaching an understanding on Syria's Aleppo, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.Aleppo, Syria's second largest city, has been divided between…

Russia ponders sending weapons to Haftar in exchange of Benghazi airbase

Dec 06, 2016

A map of an airbase that is reportedly located near the Libyan city of Benghazi will be transferred to Russia in exchange for arms supply, The Independent newspaper said Monday.According to Western reports, Khalifa Haftar’s recent…

Haftar’s warplanes strike Al-Jufra airbase, kill one, injure 14 GNA Defence Ministry forces

Dec 08, 2016

Fighter aircraft loyal to Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity forces carried out Thursday two airstrikes on Al-Jufra military airbase, which is used as a headquarters by the Defense Benghazi Brigades and the rest of the new coalition…

Russia and China veto UN resolution to reach seven-day truce in Syria’s Aleppo

Dec 06, 2016

Russia and China on Monday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have demanded a seven-day truce in Syria’s Aleppo, with Russia arguing it would allow rebels to regroup and that time was needed for talks between Washington…

Libyan economic stakeholders discuss business in Malta forum

Dec 06, 2016

The Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio and other Libyan economic stakeholders started Monday a business forum in the Maltese capital, Valletta.The Maltese Economy Minister, Chris Cardona, addressed Tuesday the business networking…

Syria: Aleppo’s little girl Bana is safe, tweet from her mother says

Dec 05, 2016

BBC - A seven-year-old girl whose tweets from a besieged Syrian city drew worldwide attention is safe.Bana Alabed disappeared from the social network on Sunday as a government offensive was launched on rebel-held areas in…

Libya’s Presidential Council’s deputy head: Haftar’s army to rule Libya in…

Dec 05, 2016

The deputy head of the Presidential Council at the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ali Al-Gutrani told Sputnik that "the Libyan National Army" (Khalifa Haftar's Operation Dignity) announced the the state of emergency, which he…

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