Update: More Than 240 Illegal Immigrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast

TRIPOLI, July 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said Monday, that, more than 240 illegal immigrants were rescued off the Libyan coast in the past week. On July 13-20, “243 migrants were intercepted at sea and returned to Libya,” IOM said. IOM mentioned that a total of…

Egyptian, U.S. Presidents Discuss Latest Developments In War-Torn Libya

CAIRO, July 21 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, discussed during a phone conversation on Monday, recent developments in war-torn Libya. During the phone call, Sisi stressed Egypt’s strategic stance towards the Libyan issue, which aims at “preserving the country’s national institutions and preventing…

76 Migrants Rescued Off Libyan Coast: UNHCR

TRIPOLI, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The United Nations Higher Commission For Refugees (UNHCR), on Monday, said that, 76 refugees have been rescued off Libya’s western coast. “Yesterday evening, 76 refugees and migrants were brought back to Al Khoms (western Libya), after being intercepted at sea,” UNHCR tweeted. Encouraged by the…

Tunisian Security Forces Foil “Terrorist Plan”: Ministry

TUNIS, July 21 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisian Interior Ministry, on Monday, said that, security forces have thwarted a “terrorist plan” and arrested an “extremist element, loyal to the Daesh group.” The suspect was planning an attack, targeting a security unit, deployed in one of the southern governorates, with an explosive device,…

S. Africa’s Energy Minister Admitted To Hospital For COVID-19

CAPE TOWN, July 21 (NNN-BUANEWS) – South Africa’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, was admitted to hospital for COVID-19, on Monday evening, the government announced. Mantashe was admitted to hospital on the advice of their family doctor, for better medical attention and monitoring, government spokesperson, Phumla Williams,…

Egyptian Engineer Invents Robot For COVID-19 Diagnosis, Medical Care

TANTA, July 21 (NNN-MENA) – At his Roboto Academy in Tanta city in northern Egypt, 26-year-old mechatronic engineer, Mahmoud el-Komy, was testing Cira 02, a robot invented for the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection and post-infection medical care. Cira 02 female-like robot is all white, with a monitor on the chest…

Sea Breeze 2020 Drills Start In Black Sea

KIEV, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Ukrainian-U.S. naval exercises, Sea Breeze 2020, started in the Black Sea, Ukrainian Defence Ministry said. According to the ministry, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the drills will be limited to the maritime phase, and all joint events will be held in the Black Sea…

Former Nissan Chief Fails To Appear Before France Court Due To “Technical Obstacle”

BEIRUT, July 21 (NNN-NNA) – Former CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, said that he failed to appear before the court in France on July 13, due to “technical obstacle,” Lebanon’s local media reported on Monday. Ghosn said that his passport is held by the Attorney General in Lebanon, since Japan…

Four Daesh Militants, Two Hashd Shaabi Members Killed In Attacks In Iraq

BAGHDAD, July 20 (NNN-NINA) – Four Daesh militants and two paramilitary Hashd Shaabi members were killed on Sunday, in two attacks in the Iraqi province of Salahudin, Hashd Shaabi, said. Paramilitary Saraya al-Salam militia, affiliated with Hashd Shaabi forces, killed four Daesh militants in the northeast of the city of…

Turkish Police Detain 27 Daesh Suspects In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, July 20 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish police, on Sunday, detained 27 people in Istanbul, over suspected links to Daesh militants, a local media outlet reported. Police launched operations simultaneously in 15 districts across the city, to catch the suspects, the state-run TRT broadcaster, said. Counter-terrorism units believed that, those targeted…