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NOC: Libya’s oil production takes a leap and hits 500 thousand bpd

Oct 13, 2016

The Chairman of the National Oil Corporation in Tripoli, Mustafa Sanallah, said Thursday Libya's oil output has jumped into 551 thousand barrels per day (bpd).Sanallah said also said yesterday that the NOC expects the oil…

15 migrants drowned and 100 others rescued off Libyan coast

Oct 13, 2016

Some 15 migrants were feared drowned Thursday after a high-seas rescue off the coast of Libya in which several ships pulled 100 people to safety from a sinking dinghy.The dinghy left Libya at 1200 GMT Wednesday but quickly ran…

After Iraq, Syria, and Libya, US launches airstrikes on Yemen

Oct 13, 2016

The US has hit radar sites in Yemen after one of its warships in the Red Sea came under missile attack for the second time in days.The Pentagon said the sites were on territory controlled by Houthi rebels. The rebels denied firing…

UNSMIL Head Martin Kobler says migrants shelter centers in Tripoli are below terrible

Oct 13, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler visited Wednesday one of the immigrants shelter centers in Tripoli to review the status of the people held in there.Kobler was accompanied by officials from the Illegal Immigration…

Stroke patients’ lives can be saved by blood clot removal, study finds

Oct 13, 2016

The window for helping certain stroke patients with a potentially life-saving blood clot removal surgical treatment may be longer than previously thought, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical…

Geofeedia app denied access to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram over tip-offs to US police

Oct 12, 2016

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have revoked access to their data to an analytics firm accused of selling information that allowed US police to track activists and protesters.The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said…

IS confirms its media chief was killed in a US airstrike

Oct 12, 2016

The Islamic State group (IS) has confirmed the death last month of one of its most senior leaders, Abu Mohammed al-Furqan.He was minister of information for the group, and oversaw the production of propaganda videos showing…

Spanish police confiscate Panama-flagged ship loaded with 20 tonnes of hashish heading to Libya

Oct 12, 2016

Spanish police said Tuesday a boat carrying nearly 20 tonnes of hashish to Libya was seized as part of a global operation targeting the financing of armed groups in North Africa and the Middle East.With the help of Europe's…

WHO warns that Zika virus is likely to spread in Asia

Oct 12, 2016

Zika infections are "highly likely" to keep spreading in Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.Hundreds of cases of the virus have been reported in Singapore while two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly have already…

Kobler tells Constitution Draft Assembly boycotters to return to work unconditionally

Oct 12, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya and the Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, has met with some boycotting members of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) in Tripoli to go over the possibility of them going back to work.Sources from the…

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