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Indian Foreign Minister: We established contacts with Indians in Benghazi for their return

Aug 04, 2016

The Indian government has established contacts with three Indian men who are stuck in war-torn Libya after they sought help, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Wednesday.The men hailing from Punjab are in a place which…

Italy offered its bases for US warplanes to strike ISIS in Libya’s Sirte

Aug 04, 2016

Defence Minister Roberta Pinotti said on Wednesday that the US could use Italian bases for strikes against the Isis extremist group in Libya if requested, but stressed that the action has not so far involved Italy.Italy welcomes…

LAIP issues clarification regarding Kashadah’s false statements

Aug 03, 2016

Following Ahmed Kashadah’s false statements about the Libya African Investment Portfolio (LAIP) at a recent event in London, we take this opportunity to set the record straight:Mr Kashadah is an imposter who set up an illegitimate…

Civilian houses bombed by Dignity Operation in Derna

Aug 03, 2016

The warplanes of Dignity Operation led by Khalifa Haftar bombed Tuesday civilian houses in the neighbourhood of Sayidah Khadija wounding two civilians and destroying the houses.The bombing was reported by many sources from the city…

Egyptian Noble Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail dies aged 70

Aug 03, 2016

The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail has died in the US, aged 70.Mr Zewail won the Nobel chemistry prize in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry, the study of chemical reactions in ultra-short time…

Emirates airplane catches fire while landing in Dubai

Aug 03, 2016

An Emirates plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport. All 300 people on board were able to escape from the burning aircraft. The plane appeared to have landed on its belly, and images showed thick black smoke rising into…

Republicans split again over Donal Trump

Aug 03, 2016

Fresh divisions are emerging within the US Republican Party over its presidential candidate Donald Trump.Republican donor Meg Whitman has endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton, saying Mr Trump's "demagoguery" had undermined the…

Sudanese killer of US diplomats said to be killed in US raid on ISIS in Sirte

Aug 03, 2016

A Sudanese member of the Islamic State (ISIS) who is believed to be the mastermind behind the escape of killers of a U.S. diplomat in Khartoum, has died in mysterious circumstances in Libya amid conflicting reports on whether he was…

Battle to break Aleppo’s siege continue amid heavy Russian airstrikes

Aug 03, 2016

Intense fighting has continued around the Syrian city of Aleppo, where a rebel offensive is trying to break a government siege of rebel-held areas.Over the weekend, the rebels tried to reconnect an encircled area in the east with…

Benghazi Shura Council kills over 22 Dignity Operation fighters in a car bomb attack

Aug 03, 2016

A car bomb targeting Dignity Operation forces in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed at least 22 people and wounded 20 on Tuesday, a commander of the forces and medical officials said.The blast occurred in a residential area…

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