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Hurricane Matthew to hit Caribbean islands reaching Jamica, Haiti, and Cuba

Oct 01, 2016

Caribbean residents are preparing for a weekend of heavy rain and flooding as powerful Hurricane Matthew barrels towards Jamaica, Haiti and eventually Cuba.For several hours overnight Matthew became a Category 5 storm -- the…

International Translation Day celebrated worldwide on Friday

Oct 01, 2016

The International Translation Day was observed on Friday around the globe, including Libya.The aim of day is to show solidarity of the worldwide translation community.In 1991 FIT (International Federation of Translators)…

Syrian-Russian aircraft drop barrel bombs on largest opposition-held hospital in Aleppo

Oct 01, 2016

The largest hospital in rebel-held east Aleppo was bombed on Saturday for the second time in days as Syrian government forces pressed a Russian-backed offensive to retake the entire city.Aleppo, once Syria's vibrant commercial…

Kobler: Khalifa Haftar must have a key role in upcoming Libyan unity army

Oct 01, 2016

The Head of the UNSMIL, Martin Kobler, said Friday that the most important issue in Libya now is to solve the current crisis by forming a unity strong army with Khalifa Haftar having a very essential role in it.Kobler added in other…

Audio reveals John Kerry’s admission of US failure to stop bloodshed in Syria

Oct 01, 2016

US Secretary of State John Kerry in blunt terms told a group of Syrian civilians last week that U.S. diplomatic efforts to stop the killing in Syria haven't been supported by threats of military force, in a seeming acknowledgement of…

EU extends sanctions on Aqilah Saleh, Khalifa Al-Ghweil, Nuri Abu Sahmain for six more months

Oct 01, 2016

The European Council has prolonged the sanctions against Libya targeting three persons for six months to come.On April 1st, 2016, the EU Council added three persons - Aqilah Saleh, the Speaker of the Tobruk-based House of…

Syrian tailor who newly arrived in Canada saves a bride’s wedding by fixing dress

Sep 30, 2016

It is the nightmare situation that no bride wants on her wedding day: as one of Jo Du's bridesmaids did up the zip on her dress, it broke.Jo didn't know it yet, but there was no need to panic.…

Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam museum found in Italy

Sep 30, 2016

Italian police have recovered two Van Gogh paintings stolen during a dramatic raid on an Amsterdam museum in 2002.The works were recovered from the Naples mafia, they said.The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam said the works were…

Europe’s Rosetta mission ends in comet crash-landing

Sep 30, 2016

Europe's Rosetta probe has ended its mission to Comet 67P by crash-landing on to the icy object's surface.Mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, was able to confirm the impact had occurred when radio contact to the ageing…

Amnesty International: Over 130 families trapped in Benghazi’s Ganfudah need immediate…

Sep 30, 2016

Over 130 families have been stranded and besieged in Ganfuda district in Benghazi, where they have to put up day after another with the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar's Dignity Operation warplanes, and the warplanes of the foreign…

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