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Turkey: Libya’s crisis is political, it needs peaceful dialogue without foreign intervention

Aug 14, 2016

The Turkish delegate to Libya and vice prime minister, Emrullah İşler, negated his country’s interst in meddling into Libya’s internal affairs saying Turkey sees the dialogue and political agreement as the only way out of the current…

New video released showing Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

Aug 14, 2016

The Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released a video showing some of the schoolgirls they abducted from the northern town of Chibok.Some 50 girls are shown with a gunman who demands the release of fighters in return for…

Italy appoints new ambassador to Libya aiming to reopen embassy soon

Aug 14, 2016

Speaking to Correiere della Sera on Thursday, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had nominated Giuseppe Perrone to head the Italian embassy in Tripoli.Gentiloni said the embassy in Tripoli…

Imam and his assistant shot dead in a New York mosque

Aug 14, 2016

An imam and a second man were killed after a gunman opened fire close to a New York mosque. Local residents claimed it was a targeted shooting and reports said police were investigating it as a possible hate crime.The New York Daily…

Kajman: Killing civilians in Ganfudah is not acceptable, safe passages will soon open

Aug 14, 2016

The Deputy Head of the Presidential Council of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Abdel Salam Kajman said attacking civilians in Ganfudah whether by airstrikes or any other way is rejected even if there is a conflict in…

NOC calls on Presidential Council to give needed funds to revive oil production

Aug 14, 2016

Libya's plans to increase oil output to reach 1 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the year will remain out of reach until the government allocates funds to repair the damage to oil infrastructure, the National Oil Corp's chief…

High tech cars help aging drivers, studies show

Aug 13, 2016

Flying cars are still in the Jetsons' garage and the self-driving car is still down the road, but automobile technology has zoomed into the fast lane in recent years. Many high-tech features aren’t just nifty, they can also help keep…

Swedish education minister quits after being caught driving over alcohol limit

Aug 13, 2016

Sweden's youngest ever government minister, Aida Hadzialic, has resigned after being caught driving over the alcoholic limit.Hadzialic, 29, is minister for higher education in the centre-left government and Sweden's first Muslim…

Meet Saudi Arabian first female to ever compete 100m in Olympics

Aug 13, 2016

Sprinter Kariman Abuljadayel became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to compete in the Olympic 100m.The 22-year-old, dressed in a full-body kit and hijab, was unable to qualify, finishing seventh in her preliminary heat in a time…

Syria: Mother gives birth to conjoined twins in Damascus suburbs

Aug 13, 2016

A mother has given birth to conjoined twins in a part of Syria that has seen some of the war's heaviest fighting.Nawras and Moaz, who are joined at the chest with protruding intestines, were born in the city of Douma in July.…

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