AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Libya: Civilians trapped in Benghazi in desperate conditions as fighting encroaches

The Amnesty International Report about Libya: 30 September 2016, 17:49 UTC Fears are growing for hundreds of civilians who are trapped in a Benghazi neighbourhood which faces intensified fighting after several months under military blockade, Amnesty International said today. The organization...

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Italian-Libyan operational Security Room for the first time-watchdog operations in Tripoli

Italian authorities reveals unprecedented step to comprise a Libyan-italian operational room based in Tripoli and is tasked to monitoring Libyan coasts and seal the borders, the operation is to be done by means of drones and training of special Border Guard Teams. These are the main objectives of the...

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Hifter postpones talking about his intention to run for presidency in Libya

Commanding general of the army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said he only recognizes the authority of the House of Representatives, though Libya needs to «have a high-level military experience leader», refusing to talk about the offer to take over the presidency, pointing out that Libya needs...

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The first Italian military force launches its work in Misrata

Cairo - the center gate Italian sources revealed that elements of the military force to participate in the process of «Hippocrates» reached Misurata last week, and has already begun in the exercise of its functions. Newspaper «Il Redattore» reported that the Italian soldiers arrived on board...

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One week deadline for the usurpers of private and public properties

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar (Internet) The Commander in Chief of the Libyan army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, gave a deadline one week only that is not extendable to those who are raping private or public property, to ahead to the nearest police station to hand over any property they possess...

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Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally

Mahmoud Jibril el-Warfally, (born 28 May 1952) is a Libyan politician who served as the interim Prime Minister of Libya for seven and a half months during the Libyan Civil War, chairing the executive board of the National Transitional Council from 5 March to 23 October 2011.[5][6] He...

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When a museum becomes human

In my home office, I keep two large black and white photos taken in 1905. This was 40 years after the end of slavery in the United States. One is of my maternal grandmother, Arie Lee Lewis Thomas. She is four years old, standing next to a table, wearing a frilly white dress,...

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Philippines: Playing dead to survive Duterte's drug war

Manila, Philippines - He was left for dead for an hour, his bullet ridden body slumped face down in a dimly lit corner near Manila Bay, soaked in his own pool of blood dripping onto the concrete pavement.  Police said that Francisco Santiago Jr and another man, George Huggins, were...

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Gun-and-bomb attacks on Iraqi security forces kill 11

At least 11 people have been killed in Iraq after attackers hit a police checkpoint and then detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the city of Tikrit. Iraqi police and military officials said on Saturday that there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on the city,...

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Finland: Tens of thousands march in anti-racism rallies

Tens of thousands of people, including the Finnish prime minister and a former president, have taken to the streets of several cities across Finland to demonstrate against racism and violence in the country. Saturday's marches under the banner "Enough is enough" were staged in response...

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UK: Jeremy Corbyn wins Labour leadership contest

Following the announcement of the results, Corbyn said he would now work on uniting the party and pressuring the government on creating a fairer economic order. "I will do everything I can to repay the trust and support [of voters], to bring our party together and to make it an engine of progress for our people," Corbyn said. "This is the time for all of us to focus every ounce of energy on exposing...

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Zimbabwe castigates Botswana leader over Mugabe comment

Zimbabwe's government has hit back at Botswana's President Ian Khama following his comments asking President Robert Mugabe to step down. Khama, in an interview with Reuters news agency on Wednesday, said Mugabe should step aside without delay for the sake of Zimbabwe and the region,...

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Ferocious' air strikes pummel Aleppo as ground gained

Tens of thousands of people, including the Finnish prime minister and a former president, have taken to the streets of several cities across Finland to demonstrate against racism and violence in the country. Saturday's marches under the banner "Enough is enough" were staged in response to the fatal assault on a 28-year-old man earlier this month in the capital Helsinki who had protested...

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UK parliament report criticises Libya intervention

Britain's military intervention in Libya, ordered by former Prime Minister David Cameron, relied on flawed intelligence and hastened the North African country's political and economic collapse, according to a parliamentary report. The Foreign Affairs Committee analysed Britain's decision-making in the run-up to its intervention alongside France in 2011, which the government said at the time was...

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Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar attack ports in Libya

Forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have launched attacks at ports in Libya's oil crescent and clashed with guards who control the terminals, according to a spokesman and witnesses. Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) spokesman Ali al-Hassi said on Sunday afternoon that...

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Rival Libyan factions battle over eastern oil ports

Eastern Libyan forces loyal to military leader Khalifa Haftar said they had re-established control over two oil ports where an ousted faction launched a counterattack on Sunday, briefly seizing one of the terminals. The Petroleum Facilities Guard - an armed group led by Ibrahim Jathran...

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Libyan oil port takeover gives edge to eastern commander

Less than a fortnight after forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar swept into four of Libya's oil ports, tankers are loading, production has jumped, and momentum has shifted firmly in the divisive former general's favor. For Haftar's opponents, and for Western powers, the move on the ports was...

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Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence Russia carr

Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence Russia carried out strike on UN convoy in Syria  Read more Dozens of Syrians were killed overnight in rebel-held districts of Aleppo during airstrikes that signalled fu...

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The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But

The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But as Aleppo suffered its worst bombardment in months, the UN warned it could do so only if fresh assurances were given that convoys would not be ambushed. Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence...

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The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But

The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But as Aleppo suffered its worst bombardment in months, the UN warned it could do so only if fresh assurances were given that convoys would not be ambushed. Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence...

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The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But

The United Nations has said it is ready to resume sending aid into besieged Syrian towns. But as Aleppo suffered its worst bombardment in months, the UN warned it could do so only if fresh assurances were given that convoys would not be ambushed. Boris Johnson: 'strong' evidence...

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Indigenous Australians most ancient civilisation on Earth, DNA study confirms

Claims that Indigenous Australians are the most ancient continuous civilisation on Earth have been backed by the first extensive study of their DNA, which dates their origins to more than 50,000 years ago. Scientists were able to trace the remarkable journey made by intrepid ancient...

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Syrian ceasefire not dead, says US after aid convoy bombing

The US secretary of state, John Kerry, has insisted that a week-old Syrian ceasefire brokered by Russia and the US is not dead despite the bombing of an aid convoy and intensive airstrikes on Aleppo. His words came as foreign ministers in the International Syria Support Group – including...

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Sudanese, U.S. officials to discuss normalization of ties in New York

September 19, 2016 (KHARTOUM) - Senior Sudanese and U.S. officials on Thursday will meet in  New York to continue discussions on bilateral relations. JPEG - 20.3 kb John Kerry (R) shakes hands with the Sudan’s FM Ibrahim Ghandour as they pose for photos at the Palace Hotel in New...

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