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| Libya to Pay Half its Debts to Turkish Contractors |
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Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Chaglayan said in a statement and reported by Turkish media, that the Libyan government has agreed to immediately pay half the amount of money, that could amount to $700 million, it owes to Turkish construction contractors who were not paid for the projects they carried out before last year's revolution that ousted Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi from power.
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| Libya: EU Approves Italy’s Immigration Requests |
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Italian Minister Giulio Terzi hailed the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s approval of a document on integrated border controls “that responds to Italy’s requests to the letter”.
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| Don’t buy Israeli dates Says PSC |
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The London-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) is urging people not to buy Israeli dates through an awareness raising project that includes leafleting outside mosques.
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| Rebel Army Claims Victory in Syria Key Town |
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Rebels have won control of the town of Azzaz in the country's north in a significant victory for the The rebels and the Free Syrian Army, FSA claim to have achieved a significant victory by taking control of the town of Azzaz. 32 Km to the north of Syria's largest city of Aleppo, and Bab al Salam, a border crossing with Turkey.
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| LOC President Nabil Al Alem Freed a Week After 'Abduction' |
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A week after reportedly being 'abducted' at gunpoint, Libyan Olympic Committee president Nabil Al Alem was freed by his captors Sunday Sunday morning, Arafat Jwan from the LOC. He was freed unharmed.
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| EU Forgeign Affaris Council Urges Somali Leadership, Stakeholders to End Current Transition |
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At the end of the sitting of the Foreign Affaris Council in Brussels, the EU Commission has adopted a Number of conclusions on the Process for Ending the Transition in Somalia and has urged the Somali leadership and all other stakeholders to implement their commitments to end the current transition on August 20.
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| Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan Attacked for Umpteenth Time |
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For the 15th time since the start of the uprising in early 2011 that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian pipeline installation built to carry natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan, was attacked on Sunday.
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| EU Foreign Affairs Chief Commends Libya Dignified Poll |
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The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union, Catherine Ashton has commended Libya's July 7 elections as a symbol of the country's "peaceful and dignified" march towards democracy.
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| UNICEF Supports Enhanced Early Childhood Development in Libya |
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The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realised, is supporting the Libyan Government to enhance the availability and quality of Early Childhood Development services to children across the country.
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| Women With Almost 17% Representation in Libya 200-Member Transitional Authority |
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Thirty-three women have been elected to serve in Libya's General National Congress in the first free elections two weeks ago. The tally gives women 16.5 percent representation in the 200-member transitional authority.
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| Security Council Extends Mandate of UN Observers in Syria While Syrian Forces Launch All-out Assault on Damascus |
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Syrian forces have launched an all-out assault on opposition strongholds in Damascus, after rebels seized crossings on the Iraq and Turkey borders amid a heavy death toll. While UN Security Council has renewed the mandate of United Nations observers in Syria.
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| Police in Denver, USA, Defuse Booby Traps from Flat of Killer of 12 People |
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The police in Aurora, Denver, Colorado, USA, said Sunday morning they had cleared all the remaining explosives from the booby-trapped apartment of the gunman suspected of killing 12 people at a Batman movie screening in the US state of Colorado. The alleged shooter's home was cleared after a lengthy operation.
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| Austria's OMV Says Libya Oil Output close to Pre-Revolutionary Levels |
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Austrian energy group OMV reports that oil output increased in the second quarter in Libya, mainly due to a continuing recovery in the country, with production now close to the level it had been before last year's revolution that ousted former dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
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| South Sudan Cancels Border Talks with Khartoum |
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South Sudan cancelled planned direct talks with its northern neighbour, Sudan at the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Saturday after accusing Khartoum of carrying out new air strikes on its territory. The South said the talks would instead be held through an African Union panel.
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| Middle East Association Organises Trade Mission to Libya |
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The London-based Middle East Association (MEA) has announced that Lord Marland, Chairman of the UK's Business Ambassadors Group and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, will be leading its trade mission to Tripoli (September 16-20).
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