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Presidential Guard forces clashed with a Tripoli brigade

Sep 10, 2016

On Friday evening, the forces of the Government of National Accord's Presidential Guard engaged in armed clashes with Saadawi Brigade in Tripoli's Seedi Al-Masri neighbourhood, near Madar street.The fight took place in the evening…

Facebook agrees to modify system to restore Napalm attack photo posted by Norwegian author

Sep 10, 2016

Facebook says it will allow an iconic photograph of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack taken during the Vietnam war in 1972 to be used on its platform.It had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the grounds…

Russia and US reach an agreement on Syria

Sep 10, 2016

Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a "cessation of hostilities" from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified areas held by the opposition.…

Ban Ki-moon welcomed removal of Libya’s chemical weapons

Sep 10, 2016

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the successful removal of all chemical weapons from Libya in an operation facilitated by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).Libya's remaining…

Libya’s chemicals arrive safely in Germany for destruction

Sep 10, 2016

Libya's last chemical weapons stocks have arrived safely in Germany after being shipped out of the country, and will now be prepared for destruction, a global watchdog said Thursday."Another crucial step has been taken toward…

GNA’s Education Ministry says new school year on October 24

Sep 10, 2016

The Minister of Education at the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohammad Al-Azzabi, said Thursday that the new school year date has been modified, along with the dates of the exams and end of the year.Al-Azzabi said the new…

Doctors without Borders says life in Aleppo became “impossible”

Sep 08, 2016

Al Zahraa hospital has this week been the latest hospital to be damaged by an airstrike in besieged east Aleppo, where 250,000 people are now trapped in an increasingly unsustainable situation. The medical facility was hit during…

Brega oil company says there is no fuel crisis in Tripoli

Sep 08, 2016

Brega Company’s gas and oil marketing committee confirmed Thursday that Anwar Libya vessel arrived in Tripoli with 25 million liters of fuel, adding that preparations are underway to distribute the fuel to all petrol stations in the…

LIA in Tripoli dismisses claims of handover to steering committee as “simply untrue”,…

Sep 08, 2016

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) in Tripoli has dismissed reports today of a handover of power to an interim steering committee, confirming that AbdulMagid Breish remains Chairman of the sovereign wealth fund.Libya Al…

Israeli researchers allege Palestinian president Abbas was KGB agent in the 198s

Sep 08, 2016

Israeli researchers have alleged that the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, worked for the Soviet intelligence agency the KGB in the early 1980s.Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem say a…

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