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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…

GNA Defence Ministry confirms foreign warplanes bombed Ras Lanuf residential district

Sep 18, 2016

The Defence Ministry of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has confirmed that foreign fighter aircraft have bombarded the residential district in Ras Lanuf, where forces from Petroleum Facilities Guard and Dignity Operation are…

Iranian Para-cyclist dies after race crash at the Rio Paralympics

Sep 18, 2016

An Iranian Para-cyclist has died after a crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the Rio Paralympics.The International Paralympic Committee said Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, suffered cardiac arrest after the incident on a "mountainous…

US: Explosion amid crowds in NYC injures over 29 persons

Sep 18, 2016

At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in a crowded district of New York City.The cause of the blast late on Saturday in Chelsea remains unclear. Mayor Bill de Blasio described it as "intentional" but said that there…

PFG says it recaptured Essidra and Ras Lanuf oil ports amid clashes with Dignity Operation

Sep 18, 2016

The spokesman of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) Ali Al-Hassi said the PFG forces retook Essidra oil terminal from Dignity Operation, adding that they also retook the residential area in Ras Lanuf - when some sources loyal to PFG…

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