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Dignity Operation helicopter crashes, five top officials killed

Sep 21, 2016

Local sources from Tobruk said five officials from Khalifa Haftar-led Dignity Operation were killed when a helicopter crashed near the city on Tuesday dawn, adding that two survived the deadly accident.The sources added that the…

Unknown airstrikes target IS convoy near Soukna town, civilians killed

Sep 21, 2016

At least eight civilians including women and children were killed in an air strike near an oasis town in central Libya on Tuesday, a hospital doctor and an eyewitness said.The identity of the war planes that carried out the strike…

Libyan Investment Authority successfully recovers $126.8 million from Cornhill Capital and the…

Sep 20, 2016

LIA recovers $53.8 million from Cornhill Capital The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), under the chairmanship of Mr AbdulMagid Breish, has now after a three year battle successfully recovered $53.8 million that had been managed by…

Egyptian-American Rami Malek wins Emmy Award

Sep 20, 2016

Rami Malek has become the first minority actor in 18 years to win the Emmy Award for best leading actor in a drama series.The star, who is of Egyptian heritage, won the prize for his role in the USA Network drama Mr Robot.He…

Fire destroys Greek migrants camp, no injuries reported

Sep 20, 2016

Up to 4,000 migrants were evacuated from the Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos after a large fire destroyed tents and prefabricated homes.No injuries have been reported, and some migrants have now been allowed to return to…

Airstrikes target aid convoy in Aleppo suburbs, US expresses outrage

Sep 20, 2016

The US has expressed "outrage" over an attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo that, a monitoring group says, left 12 civilians dead.The UN has confirmed that the convoy was hit near the rebel-held town of Urum…

Oil vessel returns to load crude oil from Ras Lanuf after clashes halted

Sep 20, 2016

A tanker returned to Libya’s third-biggest oil port to load a cargo a day after clashes between rival armed forces forced it to sail away to safety, in what would be the first overseas crude shipment from the terminal of Ras Lanuf since…

Two Italians, Canadian kidnapped in Ghat

Sep 20, 2016

An unidentified group abducted Monday three foreigners from Ghat International Airport in southern Libya and had taken them to an unknown place.The spokesman of Ghat Municipality, Hassan Othman, said the two Italian nationals were…

Jonathan Winer calls for immediate ceasefire in oil crescent region

Sep 19, 2016

The US delegate to Libya, Jonathan Winer, has called for immediate ceasefire in the oil crescent region calling on the forces in control of the terminals to withdraw, without naming what forces are those.On Twitter Monday, Winer…

Haftar tells off Kobler for “meddling” in Libya’s affairs

Sep 19, 2016

Dignity Operation leader, Khalifa Haftar, has criticized the U.N. delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, saying the top diplomat is "meddling" in Libyan affairs.The rebuke came in an interview with Egypt's state-run daily Al-Ahram,…

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