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2016 Hajj: Saudi Arabia says pilgrims to wear electronic bracelets for guidance and security reasons

Jul 01, 2016

The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that pilgrims will have to wear electronic identification bracelets as a safety measure during this year’s Hajj season, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.Shops have started selling…

Al-Barghathi takes office as GNA Defense Minister at the Ministry headquarters

Jul 01, 2016

The Presidential Council of the UN-backed Government of National Accord announced that the Defense Minister Mihdi Al-Barghathi has taken office at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Al-Yarmuk Camp in Tripoli on Thursday.The…

Libyan forces battle ISIS inside Ouagadougou after controlling Neighbourhood 700

Jul 01, 2016

The Libyan forces led by Misurara brigades appointed under the command of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous have taken hold of Neighbourhood 700 and are now clashing with ISIS militants inside Ouagadougou halls compound.Sources from the Misurata…

Striving for curing his daughter, Libyan father crosses the Mediterranean on boat

Jun 30, 2016

A Sabratha citizen, named Abdulhakeem Basheer Shaaby, set off along with his daughter, Sajida, on a perilous journey on a dinghy to Europe in order to save his ten-year-old daughter’s life.The idea came to the father’s mind as he…

Iranians angry at Leonardo DiCaprio for playing Persian poet Rumi in upcoming biopic

Jun 30, 2016

Hollywood will soon roll out a biopic about 13th-century Persian poet and scholar Jalaluddin Muhammad Balkhi. Oscar-winning screenwriter David Franzoni, who wrote the script for the 2000 blockbuster "Gladiator," will be working on the…

A shipment of medicines arrives in Benghazi Medical Center

Jun 30, 2016

The Benghazi Medical Center announced that it had received a shipment of medicines for tumors and blood diseases via Lebrag Airport.The Director of the Benghazi Medical Center, Khalil Gwaider, said the amount of medicines will be…

Ataturk airport attackers from Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan

Jun 30, 2016

All three men who carried out Tuesday's deadly attack on Ataturk Airport in Istanbul were all from parts of the former USSR, Turkish sources say.One of the three is said to be from Russia's North Caucasus region and the other two…

Shooting at US Joint Base Andrews

Jun 30, 2016

US military Joint Base Andrews, just outside of Washington, DC, has been put on lockdown due to reports of an active shooter at the medical center. A "shelter in place" order is in effect.Known as "America's airfield," Andrews is…

British Ambassador meets GNA’s Defense Minister

Jun 30, 2016

The British Ambassador to Libyan, Peter Millett, visited Tripoli on Wednesday and met with the Defense Minister of the Government of National Accord, Mihdi Al-Barghathi.On Twitter, Millett said he was pleased to discuss with…

Ben Gardane locals block roads to force Libyans back to Ras Ajdair border

Jun 30, 2016

A number of residents in the Tunisian district of Ben Gardane near the Libyan border Ras Ajdair have blocked the road that connects their district with the Libyan border.Eyewitnesses said the residents set fire to tyres and then…

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