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Al-Ahli Tripoli wins 3-0 against Al-Ahli Benghazi at Libya Football League

Nov 16, 2016

The Tripoli-based Al-Ahli beat Wednesday the Benghazi-based Al-Ahli 3-0 in a match that saw lots of hiccups and misconduct by the players on both sides.The match took place at Tarhona international stadium, over 100 km away from…

Libyan forces kill 15 IS militants as they mobilize fighters for final battle

Nov 16, 2016

The member at the media office of the Government of National Accord's military operation to liberate Sirte from IS terrorists, Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous, Saleh Al-Taweel, said their forces have now surrounded all of the seaside Jizah…

Bob Dylan won’t attend Nobler Prize festival for his Literature award

Nov 16, 2016

Bob Dylan will not travel to Sweden to receive his Nobel Prize for Literature in person, it has been announced, the BBC said.The Swedish Academy, which awards the Nobel prizes, said it had received "a personal letter" saying he…

Post-truth declared international word of the year by Oxford Dictionary

Nov 16, 2016

BBC - Oxford Dictionaries has declared "post-truth" as its 2016 international word of the year, reflecting what it called a "highly-charged" political 12 months.It is defined as an adjective relating to circumstances in which…

Fire engulfs parts of National Heart Center in Tripoli

Nov 16, 2016

The Director of the National Heart Center, Tajoura Tripoli, Abu Bakir Ashbili, revealed that the reason behind the fire that broke out in the closed part of the center was an electric fault in the old air-conditions.“Because there…

Kobler and Mogherini discuss support for GNA

Nov 16, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, said on Twitter Wednesday that he told the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, how grateful he is for the EU's support for the political process in…

Jakarta Governor accused of blasphemy, Indonesian police says

Nov 16, 2016

BBC - Indonesian police have named Jakarta's governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, as a suspect in a blasphemy investigation.Popularly known as "Ahok", he is accused of insulting the Koran while campaigning in governorship elections.…

Morocco hosts African summit to rejoin African Bloc after 32 years of severance

Nov 16, 2016

AFP - Morocco is to host an African summit later Wednesday as the kingdom presses a bid to rejoin the continental bloc 32 years after walking out in protest at its position on the Western Sahara.Some 30 leaders are due to take part,…

100 migrants drowned as boat capsized off Libyan coast

Nov 16, 2016

About 100 people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after a dinghy capsized off Libya's coast on Tuesday, according to rescue teams in search for survivors.International organisations' rescuers and the Italian coastguards said on…

Assad: Trump is an ally if he will fight terrorism

Nov 16, 2016

France 24 - Syrian President Bashar al Assad said on Tuesday Damascus would have to "wait and see" if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would change Washington's policy on Syria but that he was ready to cooperate with him in fighting…

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