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Palestinian women in Gaza protest occupation, blockade

GAZA, 04 July 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Hundreds of Palestinian women on Tuesday converged along the Gaza-Israel security fence to take part in ongoing demonstrations against Israel’s decades-long occupation. In a statement, the women’s committee of Gaza’s National Authority for Breaking the Siege called on Palestinian women to take part in the rallies, which first began on March 30. “We are demonstrating today for a just cause: to end the years-long blockade of Gaza and return to our land that has been stolen by Israel,” committee member Iktimal Hamad told Anadolu Agency. “Palestinian women have paid dearly for Palestine,” she added. “We will not give up our land or our legitimate rights.” The Israeli army shot a young Palestinian who was waving a Turkish flag, Anadolu

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Libyan oil firm resumes exports following 1-week hiatus

TRIPOLI, 11 July 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: Petroleum exports resumed at oil ports along Libya’s coast on Wednesday after a temporary state of emergency was lifted, according to Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The move comes after forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Haftar handed management of the Ras Lanuf, Sidra, Al-Zwaitina and Al-Harika ports over to Libya’s Tripoli-based government.  In a statement, the NOC said national oil exports would soon return to normal levels now that the state of emergency had been lifted and export activity had resumed.  Earlier this month, the NOC halted oil exports from the Al-Harika and Al-Zwaitina seaports -- a month after doing the same at Sidra and Ras Lanuf -- against the backdrop of a violent dispute between the company and forces loyal to Haftar. At the

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Libya: 165 migrants rescued in open waters

TRIPOLI, 18 July 2018 [Fik/News Sources]: At least 165 undocumented migrants have been rescued off Libya's northwestern coast, the country’s navy said Tuesday. In a statement, naval forces affiliated with Libya’s UN-recognized unity government said the migrants, including 34 women and 12 children, were rescued from a rubber boat off the coast of Castelverde, 75 kilometers east of Tripoli, after being stranded for more than 60 hours at sea without food and water. During the rescue operation, the navy also recovered the body of an infant, the statement said. The migrants comprised two Algerians, two Bangladeshis, an Egyptian and various other African nationals. Meanwhile, Oscar Camps, the head of Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms, accused Libyan naval forces backed by the Italian government of "leaving a

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