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23 Egyptians Kidnapped In Libya Freed
Twenty-three Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya were freed and returned to their country today, Egyptian state television reported.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban, Calls on US for Help
The government in Moldova said today that two of its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan and appealed to the United States for help.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban After Helicopter Crash
The government in Moldova said today that its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan.
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Libyan Protesters Shut Down Brega Oil Port
Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.
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Libya fight focuses on strategic oil town
Libyan rebels skirmished with government forces around the strategic oil town of Brega on Sunday, making incremental gains backed by international air strikes in the see-saw desert battle for the country.In contrast to the rapid gains and losses of territory that characterized the fighting over the past few weeks, the conflict has stabilized recent...
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Libyan crisis: Pro-Gaddafi forces capture 3 Dutch airmen
Libyan authorities loyal to Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi have captured three crew members of a Dutch naval helicopter who were rescuing European citizens, last Sunday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said on Thursday, the first report of foreigners being by held in Libya's bloody and unfolding uprising.Otte Beeksma, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said...
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Libyan warplanes strike rebel-held oil port
Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.The area was the site of a fierce battle on Wednesday between leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists who tried to retake control of the strategic oil installation and armed rebels who repelled the attack after hours of fighting.In the nearby town of Ajdabiya...
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Rebels in Libya win battle but fail to loosen Gaddafi's Grip
From the feeble cover of sand dunes, under assault from a warplane overhead and heavy artillery from a hill, rebels in this strategic oil city repelled an attack by hundreds of Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's fighters on Wednesday. The daylong battle was the first major incursion by the colonel's forces in the rebel-held east of the country since the Lib...
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23 Egyptians Kidnapped In Libya Freed
Twenty-three Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya were freed and returned to their country today, Egyptian state television reported.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban, Calls on US for Help
The government in Moldova said today that two of its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan and appealed to the United States for help.
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Moldova Says Nationals Seized by Taliban After Helicopter Crash
The government in Moldova said today that its nationals were among those captured by the Taliban after their helicopter crash-landed in northern Afghanistan.
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Libyan Protesters Shut Down Brega Oil Port
Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.
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Libya fight focuses on strategic oil town
Libyan rebels skirmished with government forces around the strategic oil town of Brega on Sunday, making incremental gains backed by international air strikes in the see-saw desert battle for the country.In contrast to the rapid gains and losses of territory that characterized the fighting over the past few weeks, the conflict has stabilized recent...
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Libyan crisis: Pro-Gaddafi forces capture 3 Dutch airmen
Libyan authorities loyal to Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi have captured three crew members of a Dutch naval helicopter who were rescuing European citizens, last Sunday, the Dutch Defense Ministry said on Thursday, the first report of foreigners being by held in Libya's bloody and unfolding uprising.Otte Beeksma, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said...
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Libyan warplanes strike rebel-held oil port
Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.The area was the site of a fierce battle on Wednesday between leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists who tried to retake control of the strategic oil installation and armed rebels who repelled the attack after hours of fighting.In the nearby town of Ajdabiya...
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Rebels in Libya win battle but fail to loosen Gaddafi's Grip
From the feeble cover of sand dunes, under assault from a warplane overhead and heavy artillery from a hill, rebels in this strategic oil city repelled an attack by hundreds of Col. Muammar el-Gaddafi's fighters on Wednesday. The daylong battle was the first major incursion by the colonel's forces in the rebel-held east of the country since the Lib...
