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700 migrants drowned off Libyan coast, including 40 children

May 29, 2016

A week of shipwrecks and death in the Mediterranean culminated Sunday with harrowing testimony from migrant survivors who said another 500 people including 40 children had drowned, bringing the number of feared dead to 700.Brought…

Kobler meets Al-Serraj and Al-Gotrani in Cairo

May 29, 2016

The UN delegate to Libya, Martin Kobler, met Fayez Al-Serraj, the Head of the Presidential Council and his deputy, Ali Al-Gotrani, in Cairo to discuss the obstacles facing the accord among Libyans.Kobler tweeted that he discussed…

Syria’s Hama prison Inmates capture regime officials

May 29, 2016

Prisoners inside Syria's Hama central prison have captured several government officers, including a high ranked police officer, a source inside the jail told Al Jazeera on Saturday.Thousands of photos 'prove crimes against humanity'…

GNA Interior Minister takes office in Tripoli headquarters

May 29, 2016

The Minister of Interior Affairs in the UN-backed Government of National Accord assumed duty from the Tripoli headquarters of the ministry, located on the airport road, Sunday morning.This comes after so many other ministerial…

Parallel CBL in Al-Bayda to start dealing with Russia-printed banknotes Wednesday

May 29, 2016

The Al-Bayda-based Central Bank of Libya, a body parallel to the internationally recognised Tripoli-based CBL, announced it will start distributing the newly printed banknotes (printed in Russia) on banks this Wednesday.It is worth…

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid, won its 11th Champions League title

May 29, 2016

Real Madrid has beat city rival, Atletico Madrid 5-3 on penalties in the Champions League final after drawing in the two halves of the match 1-1.Securing a record 11th European Cup in Milan's San Siro stadium on Saturday, the opener…

Misurata forces kill internationally wanted terrorist in Al-Baghlah near Sirte

May 29, 2016

Sources reported Misurata forces fighting under the command of Albunyan Almarsous operation appointed by the Presidential Council, killed Khalid Al-Shayeb (AKA: Abi Sakher) an internationally wanted terrorist in Al-Baghla, saying his…

Al-Thinni government and Tobruk-based HoR enlist legitimacy from Iran, says Emligta

May 28, 2016

The Foreign Affairs Adviser in Al-Thinni government, Abdelmajeed Emligta, said Al-Thinni government and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives intend to go to Iran to seek legitimacy from there.In a statement Saturday, reported…

Tripoli: The Heart of Darkness

May 28, 2016

The Libyan capital, Tripoli has been seeing continuous blackened hours day and night for three days in a row due to power outages that are reasoned back to the clashes near Sirte, which put the power plants out of order, and also to the…

ISIS advances to Turkey-border towns in Syria, 100,000 civilians fear dislocation

May 28, 2016

More than 100,000 Syrians were trapped near the Turkish border as fighters from ISIS advanced on two strategically vital towns.Doctors Without Borders (MSF) evacuated most of its staff and patients from al-Salamah hospital - the…

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