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Landmine kills Dignity Operation’s explosives and mines expert

Jul 10, 2016

Tariq Al-Saaity, the Dignity Operation expert of defusing landmines and explosive devices, was killed Saturday by a landmine explosion in Al-Sabri neighbourhood in Benghazi.Al-Saaity was earlier, in May, hit by a landmine explosion…

Bin Laden’s son vows revenge on US for killing his father

Jul 10, 2016

Al-Qaida’s media arm has released an audio in which the purported son of the late al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens revenge against the U.S. for assassinating his father.In the video released by As-Sahab Saturday, Hamza bin…

WHO: 5000 cancer patients in Tobruk without cure

Jul 10, 2016

The spokesman of the World Health Organisation, WHO, in Libya, Ahmad Al-Aleegi, said 5000 cancer patients are without cure in Tobruk and its suburbs, pointing out that Al-Thinni government is literally unable to provide remedy to them…

Kajman condemns Derna airstrike, urges Kobler to assume responsibility for protecting civilians

Jul 10, 2016

Deputy Head of the Presidential Council, Abdelsalam Kajman, has condemned the airstrikes on Derna by Dignity Operation air force, led by Khalifa Haftar, causing damage to houses, injuring scores, and killing one civilian.Kajman…

Migrants crossing Libya to Europe tell stories of torture and rape

Jul 10, 2016

The young Liberian man went through hell, but when he reached Libya he hoped that there he'd be able to make a living and get an education. Instead, he entered another hell of imprisonment, then near death at sea.The ordeal of Laye…

Tit for tat: Russia and US both expel two diplomats for each other

Jul 09, 2016

Russia has expelled two US diplomats from Moscow, after the White House said it had ordered two Russian embassy staff to leave Washington.On Friday, the US State Department said their move came after a Russian policeman attacked a…

Serena Williams wins seventh Wimbledon after beating Angelique Kerber

Jul 09, 2016

World number one Serena Williams beat German fourth seed Angelique Kerber to win a seventh Wimbledon and 22nd Grand Slam title.The American, 34, coped with a gusty wind on Centre Court to win 7-5 6-3 and equal Steffi Graf's Open era…

57,665 students to sit for Secondary School Exams on Sunday

Jul 09, 2016

The Tripoli Examinations Department, headed by Muhammad Al-Arousi, said the number of students who will take part in this year's Secondary School Exams are 57,665 from both literary and scientific divisions.Al-Arousi added Saturday…

Oil Facilities Guard: Two key oil terminals on verge of reopening

Jul 09, 2016

Libya is working to get crude oil flowing out of two shuttered terminals. Libya’s oil guards will work with the National Oil Corporation (NOC), the recent supporter of unity government, to reopen the Ras Lanuf and Es Sider terminals…

UK government has rejected petition for second Brexit referendum

Jul 09, 2016

The UK Prime Minister David Cameron has formally rejected a second Brexit referendum despite an official petition which received more than 4.1 million signatures.Normally when a petition on parliament's website hits 100,000…

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