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Florida is on Alert of Zika virus as 10 cases were identified

Aug 01, 2016

Pregnant women have been warned not to travel to a Zika-affected part of Miami after another 10 cases were identified.The victims were probably infected by local mosquitoes.The governor of Florida, Rick Scott, called for an…

US airstrikes on Sirte’s ISIS leave heavy losses in fighters and vehicles

Aug 01, 2016

The United States has carried out air strikes on positions of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Libya, following a request by the UN-backed government there, the Pentagon says.The strikes targeted positions in the port city of Sirte,…

Syrian armed opposition downed Russian helicopter in Idlib

Aug 01, 2016

A Russian helicopter has been shot down by rebels in Syria's northern Idlib province, Russian officials say.Defence officials say the Mi-8 transport aircraft had five people on board. Unconfirmed reports say at least four of them…

Jabhet Fateh Al-Sham launches offensive to break Aleppo’s siege

Aug 01, 2016

Syrian rebels have launched an offensive aimed at breaking a government siege of eastern Aleppo, where the UN estimates some 300,000 people are trapped with dwindling food and medical supplies.A rebel alliance that includes the…

Turkey arrests “Snatch Squad” fugitives who attacked Erdogan’s hotel on July 15

Aug 01, 2016

Turkey has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers described as a "death squad" sent to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hotel on the night of a failed coup, the deputy prime minister said on Monday.Erdogan was staying in the western seaside…

British Ambassador applauds NOC’s stance regarding reopening oil ports

Aug 01, 2016

The British Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millette, has hailed the stance taken by the Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC) regarding the unconditioned reopening of oil ports that have been shut by the Ibrahim Jodran-led Petroleum…

Three fighters from Libyan forces killed in Dollar Neighbourhood battle in Sirte

Aug 01, 2016

The field hospital in Sirte said three fighters were killed and 15 were wounded in Sunday clashes in Dollar Neighbourhood in downtown Sirte."Mohammed Al-Sibaye, Abdelraouf Al-Bakoush, and Muhannad Shalak are the ones killed and…

Senior leader in Derna Shura Council killed by an ISIS landmine in Al-Heela

Aug 01, 2016

Derna Shura Mujahideen Council has announced that one of its prominent senior leaders, Ahmed Al-Habib, was killed by a landmine explosion in southern Derna.Media sources said Monday that the senior leader at the Derna Shura…

Michael Phelps to face tough competition in Rio Olympic Games

Aug 01, 2016

Michael Phelps has established himself as the most decorated Olympian of all time, acquiring 22 medals, including 18 gold, in a two-decade long career. And he’s not done yet.He is heading to Rio after emerging from retirement nearly…

Earthquake hits northwestern Iran, one person killed

Aug 01, 2016

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted north-western Iran on Monday.The Geophysics Institute Seismology center at Tehran University said the tremor was registered at 09:16 local time in Parsabad in the north-western…

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