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Ceasefire takes effect in Colombia after 52-year-long war

Aug 29, 2016

A ceasefire has come into effect in Colombia between the main leftist rebel group and the government, ending one of the world's longest insurgencies.The ceasefire at midnight local time (05:00 GMT Monday) came after four years of…

Libya shuts down embassy in Chad over expulsion of its diplomats

Aug 29, 2016

Libya's embassy in Chad closed its doors until a further notice after the Foreign Ministry of Chad demanded the deportation of twelve of Libyan diplomats from the embassy and the consulate in the capital N'Djamena.The Chadian…

Libyan forces to announce liberation of Sirte after retaking over 70% of neighbourhoods 1&3

Aug 29, 2016

The media office of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsoos operation of the Government of National Accord, led by forces from Misurata city, announced Sunday capturing over 70% of neighbourhood 1 after fierce and close clashes with IS militants, who…

Libyan hajjis started flying to Saudi Arabia

Aug 29, 2016

On Sunday, the first flight for Libyan hajjis (pilgrims) has taken off from Mitiga airport in Tripoli and headed to Saudi Arabia with 250 hajjis on board of a Libyan Airlines plane, said the spokesman of the Haj Committee, Hussein…

Over 700 immigrants rescued off Libyan coast by Italian coastguards

Aug 29, 2016

Over 700 immigrants escaping war-torn Libya have been rescued in the Mediterranean sea Monday.Refugees fleeing the troubled country on small inflatable dinghies were rescued by emergency teams as they sailed toward the Italian…

The Philippines: 8 IS-linked Filipinos freed from jail in a staged raid

Aug 28, 2016

Eight Islamic militants linked to so-called Islamic State (IS) have been freed from jail in the Philippines in an apparently "staged raid".Police said at least 20 fighters from the Maute group had turned up at the Lanao del Sur jail…

French restaurant refuses to serve two women because they are Muslim

Aug 28, 2016

A video showing a restaurateur in a Paris suburb apparently refusing to serve two Muslim women has sparked anger in France and calls for protest.In the video, widely shared on social media, the man tells the hijab-wearing women:…

Over 25 people killed in Turkish airstrikes near Jarablus

Aug 28, 2016

At least 25 people have been killed as Turkey continues to target Kurdish-held areas in Syria, near the border city of Jarablus.The Turkish military said those killed in Sunday's air strikes were Kurdish militants.Separately, a…

22 fighters from Libyan forces killed in Sunday clashes in Sirte

Aug 28, 2016

22 fighters of the Libyan forces of to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord's Al-Bunyan AL-Marsous operation were killed and 120 others wounded in clashes Sunday with the so-called Islamic State group in Sirte, a medical…

Libyan forces: Final battle to retake whole Sirte began

Aug 28, 2016

The media office of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous military operation confirmed that their forces started Sunday removing the sand barricades from the entrance of the neighbourhood 3 before they storm it and root IS militants out of it.This…

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