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Warship shells Benghazi’s Ganfudah shores, Saraya Media Center reports

Oct 16, 2016

The Media Arm of Benghazi Shura Council, Saraya Media Center, has reported that Shura Council fighters clashed with an unknown warship off Ganfudah shores in Benghazi.The center added Sunday that the warship had earlier on the…

Syrian opposition backed by Turkish forces capture Dabiq from IS grip

Oct 16, 2016

Turkish-backed rebels have captured the symbolically important Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, rebel commanders and monitors say.The rebels took Dabiq after "IS members withdrew", the UK-based Syrian Observatory…

Oldest panda has died at the age of 100 human years in Hong Kong

Oct 16, 2016

A giant panda believed to have been the oldest ever kept in captivity has died at the age of 38, officials say.The death of Jia Jia, whose age in human terms was more than 100 years, was announced by the Hong Kong theme park where…

Libyan forces capture key Sirte’s Campo neighbourhood from IS grip

Oct 16, 2016

The Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous declared Campo (Al-Manara) neighbourhood void of IS militants as they captured it Sunday morning, the media office of the operation announced.The Misurata-led forces attacked IS…

UN expects an upsurge of Cholera in hurricane-stricken Haiti

Oct 16, 2016

The United Nations expects an uptick in cholera cases in Haiti, where 477 new suspected cases have been reported since Hurricane Matthew tore through the country, authorities said Friday.The storm’s impact increased the risk of…

Fight erupts between armed groups in Tripoli over power

Oct 16, 2016

Sources from Tripoli reported heavy fighting and fire exchange using heavy and light arms on Sunday dawn in different areas inside the capital.The sources, who asked to remain unidentified, said the clashes between armed forces were…

US-Russian talks in Switzerland fail to reach a truce in Syria

Oct 16, 2016

Talks in Switzerland on the crisis in Syria have ended with no apparent breakthrough.The Lausanne meeting only included regional powers with influence on battlefield outcomes in Syria, alongside Russian Foreign Minister Sergey…

US concerned about GNC coup on legitimate government in Libya

Oct 16, 2016

The United States expressed Saturday its great concern about the coup in Libya that was done by the dismissed General National Congress and its Salvation Government."We are in true support for the UN-brokered Government of National…

Real Madrid beats Real Betis 6-1 in a very fine performance

Oct 16, 2016

Zinedine Zidane's men were always in control in Seville, as the ex-Malaga netted twice and Cristiano Ronaldo rounded off the scoring in a fine performanceReal Madrid ended a run of four matches without a win in sensational fashion…

Obama studies bombing Syrian army, reports said

Oct 15, 2016

US President Barack Obama is set to discuss further US action in Syria with his senior foreign policy advisers at the National Security Council (NSC) on Friday.US officials say military options are to be mulled over, among other…

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