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Sirte to fall in hands of Libyan forces any minute soon

Oct 25, 2016

Three fighters from the Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous were killed and thirty others were injured in clashes with IS radicals in Jizah district in Sirte, a doctor from the field hospital said on Tuesday.The doctor told…

Over 59 cadets killed in suicide attack on Pakistan police college

Oct 25, 2016

At least 59 cadets and guards have been killed after militants attacked a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say.Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking…

Presidential Council to hold discussion sessions on GNA new cabinet in Ghadames city

Oct 25, 2016

The Libyan UN-backed Presidential Council (PC) has decided to hold consultative sessions for forming the new government in the city of Ghadames on the border with Algeria after it failed to meet in Tripoli.The council chose the city…

French officials killed in Malta-airport plane crash are intelligence, says French journal

Oct 24, 2016

Putting the mystery of the crashed aircraft in Malta at rest, the French Le Monde journal confirmed that three of the officials on board were French intelligence (DGSI) heading to Libya.The French Defense Minister, on the other…

Russia rules out any possibility for another truce in Syria’s Aleppo

Oct 24, 2016

Russia says it is not currently considering a new truce in the Syrian city of Aleppo after a brief ceasefire ended over the weekend.On Thursday Russia had announced an 11-hour ceasefire to allow civilians, anti-government fighters and…

Sabha Medical Center faces shutdown over shortage of medicines

Oct 24, 2016

Sabha Medical Center spokesman, Osama Al-Wafi, warned of the acute shortages of medicines in the center due to the accumulating number of patients inside the center’s sections.Al-Wafi said that there are over 250 patients in the…

NATO Chief calls Libya intervention “a role model”

Oct 24, 2016

Five years after an armed revolution - supported by a NATO-led air campaign - resulted in the overthrow and death of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya continues to find itself in turmoil.The UN-backed government finds itself under repeated…

Iraqi forces seize a Christian town near Mosul from IS clutch

Oct 24, 2016

The Iraqi army Monday recaptured from Daesh the Christian town of Qaraqosh near Mosul, according to an army officer."The Iraqi joint forces have carried out combing operations in the town, which was totally evacuated of its…

Breish: the so-called LIA Interim Steering Committee creates ‘uncertainty and confusion’

Oct 24, 2016

AbdulMagid Breish, Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in Tripoli, said:“It is deeply disappointing to hear reports of Ali Mahmoud Hassan Mohammed's illegitimate attempts to speak on behalf of the LIA in Italy. These…

Blast kills over seven in China’s Shaanxi province

Oct 24, 2016

A powerful explosion has killed seven people and injured at least 94 in a city in the north-west of China's Shaanxi province.The blast in Yulin happened at around 14:00 local time (06:00 GMT).Early news reports said the…

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