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Forces loyal to Haftar clash in Sirte

Rival Libyan armed groups loyal to east-based war lord Khalifa Haftar have clashed in the coastal city of Sirte, Anadolu news agency reports citing military sources. The armed clash occurred Tuesday after forces from the Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade launched an attack on the main headquarters of Al-Kaniyat Brigade in Sirte, the military sources told […]

Egypt: Chief of Forensic Department Rejects Explosion Theory of EgyptAir Flight

Egyptian forensic department chief Tuesday denied claims that an explosion brought down the EgyptAir plane which crashed last Thursday in the Mediterranean. “Everything published about this matter is completely false, and mere assumptions that did not come from the forensics authority,” Hesham Abdelhamid was quoted as saying. Abdelhamid debunked a report by one Egyptian official […]

Italy’s Oil Firm Eni Starts Gas Production in Algeria

Italian oil company Eni has started gas production in the Algerian Menzel Ledjmet East (220 km southeast of Hassi Messaoud) despite security fears exacerbated following last month hostage crisis that ended in a bloodbath in the North African country. Indeed, some 40 foreign workers, who were taken hostage by Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda […]