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Two Bulgarian Nationals Arrested in Libya for Alleged Smuggling
The five-member crew of a Maltese tanker vessel, including two Bulgarian nationals, has been arrested in Libya for alleged smuggling of oil products.
The Moldova-flagged ship, Sunoil I, and its crew were detained in Tripoli on 3 January, Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.
Olympiakos winter champion as PAOK crashes at Asteras
By George Georgakopoulos
PAOK suffered a 3-0 loss at Tripoli to local Asteras, allowing Olympiakos to retake the lead in the Super League with an emphatic 3-1 win at Xanthi, while Panathinaikos in third trounced Ergotelis 5-0 with all goals coming in the first half.
ISIL carried out Lebanon cafe attack: minister
A double suicide attack that killed eight people at a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli was carried out by the Islamic State group, the interior minister said on Jan. 11, contradicting a claim of responsibility by the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.
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Turkey warns its citizens to evacuate Libya 'immediately'
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has warned Turkish citizens in Libya to evacuate the country ?immediately? through a statement released late on Jan. 7.
?Because of the conflict and the airstrikes in Libya recently, we are suggesting that our citizens leave the country immediately,? the statement said.
Turkey harshly condemns threat from 'Libyan Air Forces'
The Turkish Foreign Ministry has ?harshly condemned? a statement allegedly released by the Libyan Air Forces threatening that all Turkish civilian and military planes would be shot down if they entered Libyan airspace.
MAE invites Libyan Embassy to discuss incident leading to Romanian sailor's death
The head of the Consular Department within MAE [Ministry of Foreign Affairs], Bogdan Stanescu, on Tuesday stated that MAE invited the Libyan Embassy in Bucharest to discuss over the 'circumstances and all that happened' during the January 4th incident when a Romanian sailor died, following an attack on the ship he was on, by a fighter plane.
Turkish Airlines suspends all flights to Libya
Turkish Airlines, the last remaining foreign carrier offering flights to Libya, announced on Jan. 6 that it was suspending all flights to the conflict-wracked country amid the worsening security situation.
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Foreign Ministry: Romanian crewman killed in Libya by missile fired at ship
A Romanian and a Greek crewman were killed in Libya, after a missile fired by an unidentified fighter jet exploded on board their ship, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Monday at the request of AGERPRES.
Photo credit: (c) LIVIU SOVA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Al-Qaeda suspect dies days before US trial
A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa has died days before he was to stand trial in New York A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa died on Jan. 2, days before he was to stand trial in New York, his lawyer said.
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Search for Turkish freighter suspended due to poor weather
Rescue efforts to aid a freighter which sank after colliding with another merchant ship in a snowstorm off the Adriatic port of Ravenna on Dec. 28 have been suspended due to bad weather conditions, officials have said.