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UK took part with the US in airstrikes on Syrian soldiers in Deir Al-Zour

Sep 19, 2016

The UK took part in a recent coalition air strike in Syria that killed dozens of government troops fighting the so-called Islamic State, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.Russia said at least 62 Syrian personnel were…

North Korean hostages freed from IS arrive in their country’s embassy

Sep 19, 2016

A North Korean doctor and his wife have been freed after a 16-month detention by ISIS in Libya and have now arrived in their country's embassy safe and sound.The two were identified as 58-year-old Ri Yong, a doctor, and his…

Ibrahim Jodran injured in Sunday clashes for oil terminals, Dignity Operation spokesman revealed

Sep 19, 2016

The Spokesman of the Dignity Operation forces led by Khalifa Haftar, Ahmed Al-Mismari, unveiled Sunday that Ibrahim Jodran, the chief of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, was injured in Ras Lanuf clashes.Al-Mismari said, in a presser,…

Al-Barghathi: Possibility is high that Egyptian and UAE warplanes targeted PFG forces in Ras Lanuf

Sep 19, 2016

The Defense Minister of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord, Mihdi Al-Barghathi, told the press that there is a very high possibility that Egyptian and Emirati warplanes bombed the forces of the Petroleum Facilities Guard to…

Oil prices leap up as concerns over fight in Libya’s oil crescent region mount

Sep 19, 2016

Crude-oil prices recovered losses in early Asian trade on news that military conflicts in Libya had affected its oil exports over the weekend.The Petroleum Facilities Guards, a militia that until this month had controlled Libya’s…

IS claims downing a Syrian government warplane in Deir Al-Zor

Sep 18, 2016

The IS group on Sunday claimed to have shot down a Syrian regime warplane in eastern Syria.In an online statement, the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said the plane was shot down by IS militants in the eastern Deir al-Zor…

Long daytime naps are warning signs of type-2 diabetes, scientists uncover

Sep 18, 2016

Napping for more than an hour during the day could be a warning sign for type-2 diabetes, Japanese researchers suggest.They found the link after analysing observational studies involving more than 300,000 people.UK experts…

NOC concerned about clashes at the oil ports

Sep 18, 2016

The National Oil Corporation expressed its concern about the clashes taking place at the oil crescent region between Dignity Operation forces and Petroleum Facilities Guard forces."The vessel Seadelta with a Maltese flag was…

Libyan forces step up attacks on IS in neighbourhood 3, Sirte

Sep 18, 2016

The media office of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous has disclosed that 3 fighters were killed and 20 injured in today clashes against IS in neighbourhood 3, IS last hideout in Sirte.The Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous also exploded…

A plane lands on a house in Arizona, US, no fatalities reported

Sep 18, 2016

A pilot, four skydivers and the two occupants of the home have all survived after a small plane landed on a house in Phoenix, Arizona.Fire officials in the US suburb of Gilbert say the people in the plane were all able to eject…

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