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General National Congress takes control of High Council of State’s HQ in Tripoli by force

Oct 15, 2016

Dismissed General National Congress and its Salvation Government has reportedly retaken the Rixos Headquarters where the UN-brokered High Council of State has been located.The GNC and the SG immediately announced the state of…

HoR Chief of Staff confesses Egyptian Army is positioned on Libyan soil to protect eastern borders

Oct 15, 2016

The Chief of Staff of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives and Dignity Operation forces of Khalifa Haftar, Abdelraziq Al-Nathory, has said the Egyptian Army is protecting the entire eastern borders of Libya positioning itself as…

Libyan forces gear up to root out IS from last hideouts in Sirte

Oct 15, 2016

The Libyan forces led by Misurata brigades and appointed by the UN-brokered Government of National Accord (GNA) have been in the pursuit of achieving their target of eradicating IS radicals as they launched an offensive on Friday aiming…

Libya’s HoR government will give away Libyan oil to Egypt, said eastern political activist

Oct 13, 2016

The member of the National Sovereignty Bloc, Ziyad Dugheim, has disclosed that the bloc requested from the Al-Thinni government of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives to give away Libyan oil to Egypt free of charge as a kind…

6000 Web shops hacked causing credit card codes’ losses

Oct 13, 2016

Almost 6,000 web shops are unknowingly harbouring malicious code that is stealing the credit card details of customers, suggests research.The code has been injected into the sites by cyberthieves, said Dutch developer Willem De…

King of Thailand died after 70 years as head of state

Oct 13, 2016

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years as head of state.The 88-year-old king was widely revered but had been in poor health in recent years, making few public…

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…

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