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Egyptian authorities search for kidnapped nationals in Libya’s Brega city

Aug 08, 2016

Egypt said on Sunday that it is trying to verify reports about the abduction of a group of Egyptian citizens by armed men in Libya on Saturday.Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a TV interview on MBC Masr that…

Syrian regime heavily bombs opposition’s new gains in Aleppo

Aug 08, 2016

Rebel factions who claim to have made gains in Syria's city of Aleppo have come under intense air bombardment from pro-government forces.The Syrian government released video showing its planes apparently bombing targets in the…

Bomb attack kills dozens in Pakistani hospital

Aug 08, 2016

A suicide bomb attack has killed 63 people at a hospital in Quetta, in south-west Pakistan, officials say.About 120 others were injured in the blast, which happened at the entrance to the emergency department where the body of a…

Democratic vice president nominee slams US anti-ISIS strikes as not authoritative

Aug 08, 2016

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine said he didn’t believe the U.S. had legal authority to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya this week, underscoring differences over the issue with his running…

ES-Sider key oil port to resume production in a month

Aug 08, 2016

Libya has begun maintenance of the port of Es-Sider, biggest in the country of the terminal on oil export as part of plans to increase output from Africa’s biggest holder of crude reserves, says RNS.Exports should resume in a month…

NOC urges for protection of Zueitina oil terminal

Aug 08, 2016

Libya's state oil company on Sunday called on rival armed factions to avoid damaging the oil terminal in Zueitina, following reports of possible clashes at the eastern port.The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it was concerned by…

Lebanese athletes reject to share a bus with Israeli counterparts in Rio Olympics

Aug 07, 2016

Lebanese athletes refused to share a bus with the Israel team to get to Friday's Rio Olympic Games opening ceremony, members of both teams said. Lebanon and Israel are officially at war and have no diplomatic relations.The incident…

Machete attacker killed by Belgian police is Algerian and has no terror links

Aug 07, 2016

Belgian officials say a man who wounded two policewomen with a machete was a 33-year-old Algerian with a criminal record but no known terror links.An inquiry for "attempted terrorist murder" has been launched into Saturday's attack…

Flood in Macedonia has killed 20 so far

Aug 07, 2016

At least 20 people have died in floods that hit the Macedonian capital, Skopje, following torrential rain.The victims' bodies were found on Sunday morning after the storm passed. Several people are still missing.Some of the…

Anti-coup rally in Turkey sees huge crowds

Aug 07, 2016

Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, for a rally to protest against last month's attempted coup.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was joined by opposition leaders in addressing the crowd.…

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