News In Brief
News Roundup - Sat, Aug 13, 2016
Last Updated: 10:10pm
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The Chairman of the Libyan-Egyptian Trade Chamber, Ibrahim Al-Jarari, said thousands of sheep, cows and camels are smuggled on a daily basis to Egypt amidst the current lack of security on the border between the two countries.
Amid the political chaos in Libya, there is a bright side that went unnoticed. 65 km to the southeast of Tripoli, there is a city struggling to show the glamour of the country. With lack of support from state authorities, officials in the mountain city of Tarhouna are doing their best to complete Ein Shirshara Park, a would-be tourist destination, 3km to the north of the city.
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A drone strike on Benghazi's Ganfouda neighbourhood on Friday has left four family members dead, including two children, and five others wounded, Saraya Media has reported.
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The eastern region’s military commander and Chief of Staff of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives’ forces, Abdelraziq Al-Nathori, froze the duties of Benghazi municipality and appointed Colonel Ahmed Araibi as its mayor starting Thursday.
