Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 over fire cases

Samsung Electronics is recalling its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire.The decision follows reports in the US and South Korea of the phone "exploding" during or after…

Gunmen vandalize 220 power station in Tripoli

An armed group stormed into 220 kilovolts power station on Friday in Sooq Al-Jumua in Tripoli causing huge damage to the station and its equipment.General Electricity Company said a group of gunmen stormed onto the station in Road…

US has extended mission in Sirte for one more month

US President, Barack Obama has extended the U.S. military’s combat mission in Libya for another month at the request of senior military leaders, Fox news reported.The decision keeps two U.S. Navy warships off the coast of Libya to…

Dignity Operation shuts northern entry to Derna city

The commander of Omar Al-Mukhtar brigade of the Dignity Operation, Yusif Al-Mansouri, gave orders to close the roads leading to Derna from the northern side.Al-Mansouri called for banning all residents from pssing through the roads…

Earthquake magnitude 7.1 hits coast of New Zealand

A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 has struck off the coast of New Zealand, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The quake hit 105 miles northeast of the city of Gisborne and had a depth of 19.1 miles.There were no…

SpaceX rocket explodes on launch in the US

A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX has exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.In a statement, the company blamed the blast on "an anomaly" and said no-one had been…