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Iran jails a Lebanese IT experts for spying ties with the US

Sep 21, 2016

Iran sentenced Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese citizen with permanent US residency, to 10 years in prison and a $4.2-million fine for collaborating against the state, his US-based lawyer announced on Tuesday.Zakka, an information technology…

Syria: Russian warplanes allegedly bombed a clinic in Aleppo suburban village

Sep 21, 2016

Four medics were killed and a nurse critically wounded when an air strike hit a clinic in a village near Syria's second city Aleppo late on Tuesday, the aid group that supports it said.The four staff of the Union of Syrian Medical…

Zinedine Zidane puts Real Madrid on verge of breaking record of consecutive wins in La Liga

Sep 21, 2016

When Zinedine Zidane was appointed Real Madrid manager in January, the Spanish giants were in disarray.Rafa Benitez's ill-fated reign had left Los Blancos trailing both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, with points dropped…

US accuses Russia of bombing the UN aid convoy in Syria’s Aleppo

Sep 21, 2016

The US has said it holds Russia responsible for a deadly attack on an aid convoy near the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday. The White House has called it an "enormous humanitarian tragedy".Meanwhile, US officials have told the BBC…

HoR Speaker slams at Martin Kobler, urges UN to replace him

Sep 21, 2016

UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler is unable to do good for Libya and should be replaced if he does not change his approach, Aqilah Saleh,the Speaker of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives, told Sputnik on Tuesday.Saleh…

Libya’s Ras Lanuf port ships first oil cargo since 2014

Sep 21, 2016

A tanker sailed from Libya with a crude cargo bound for Italy after a halt in fighting between rival armed forces enabled the OPEC country to resume exports from its third-largest oil port for the first time since 2014.The Seadelta…

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…

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