WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy violence-torn Sudan, U.S. officials said late Saturday, sweeping in and out of the capital, Khartoum, with helicopters on the ground for less than an hour. Left behind are thousands of Americans remaining in Sudan, with officials saying it would be too dangerous to carry out a broader evacuation mission. Biden ordered American troops to evacuate embassy personnel after receiving a recommendation earlier Saturday from his national security team with no end in sight to the fighting. An estimated 16,000 private U.S. citizens are registered with the embassy as being in Sudan. When the embassy in Kyiv temporarily closed just before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, 2022, staffers used commercial transport to leave.

People attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a public square, in Benghazi, Libya April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-FetoriBENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyans are celebrating Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday – and ending their month-long Ramadan fast – on different days this year because of bitter political splits that persist despite years of peace efforts. “This is madness and I pray it ends here,” said Ahmed Mesbah, 50, in Tripoli, who has chosen to celebrate Eid on Friday. The country split in 2014 between warring factions in east and west, a rift that remains despite comparative peace since 2020. “The split between east and west on such a happy occasion is hurtful and makes me sad.

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Meanwhile, a video of a lion roaming on the streets of some city has gone viral on social media. The viral video is blurry but some shops visible in the video seem to have signboards in Arabic. India Today found that the viral video is old and from Benghazi in Libya. Our ProbeMany people have commented on these posts and stated that the viral video is old and precedes the recent civil war in Sudan. To sum it up, an outdated video of a lion roaming in streets from Libya is being shared as a recent video from Sudan.

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Libyans are celebrating Islam's Eid al-Fitr holiday - and ending their month-long Ramadan fast - on different days this year because of bitter political splits that persist despite years of peace efforts. Religious authorities in east Libya, aligned with the parliament which is based there, said they had sighted the crescent moon on Thursday, making it the last day of fasting and setting Friday as Eid. "This is madness and I pray it ends here," said Ahmed Mesbah, 50, in Tripoli, who has chosen to celebrate Eid on Friday. The country split in 2014 between warring factions in east and west, a rift that remains despite comparative peace since 2020. "The split between east and west on such a happy occasion is hurtful and makes me sad.

Here are all the countries that have announced Saturday as the first day of the Islamic festival so far:1. AustraliaSaturday, April 22, will be the first day of Eid Al Fitr in Australia. BruneiThe sovereign state of Brunei has announced Saturday as the first day of Eid Al Fitr. OmanOman has announced Saturday, April 22, as the first day of Eid Al Fitr, after it was not possible to see the Shawwal crescent for the year 1444 AH. Earlier, Oman had announced Eid Al Fitr holidays for employees in the government and private sector, from Thursday, April 20 to Monday, April 24, 2023, the Oman Observer reported.

European Union lawmakers on Thursday approved a series of proposals aimed at ending the yearslong standoff over how best to manage migration, a conundrum that has provoked one of the bloc’s biggest political crises. The measures make up the European Parliament’s position for negotiations with the EU member countries and set a clock ticking. The member countries now have a year to finally reform their creaking asylum system before Europe-wide elections are held in May 2024. They’ve demanded support and solidarity from their EU partners. The lawmakers now propose that any EU country hit by the sudden and mass arrival of people should activate a crisis mechanism.

An order of 2,500 bulls which had been placed with a southern-based cattle exporter has been cancelled due to a delay in getting the purchaser’s visa approved, according to a report by Irish farming news website Agriland. An Irish cattle-exporting firm based in Munster had struck a deal with a Libyan customer for a consignment of 2,500 bulls plus a follow-on contract of a further 2,500 bulls, pending the customer travelling to Ireland to pre-select the cattle. Speaking to Agriland, the exporter said: “How are we supposed to operate in this country if the authorities can’t manage to process a visa for an overseas customer who is potentially going to buy €6 million worth of Irish cattle this year?”. “We see government ministers travelling on trade missions across the world and yet the same ministers can’t manage to help Irish cattle exporters get the existing customers into this country to buy cattle. We were just stonewalled by the Irish authorities and now the customer has told us to ‘get lost’ and said they will buy the cattle in a different country.

Ramadan sees worshippers fasting daily from dawn to sunset, ending with Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Religious authorities in both Sudan and Yemen said they will mark the start of Eid al-Fitr on Friday. However, Tehran and Riyadh disagreed on the start of he holiday — for Saudis, Eid al-Fitr would begin Friday while officials in Iran said it starts on Saturday. Egypt and Jordan said that for them, Eid al-Fitr would begin on Friday. In Afghanistan, the head of the Taliban-appointed judiciary, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, also said the holiday would start on Friday.

A destroyed military vehicle is seen in southern in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The latest attempt at a cease-fire between the rival Sudanese forces faltered as gunfire rattled the capital of Khartoum. Through the night and into Thursday morning, gunfire could be heard almost constantly across Khartoum.

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, and other Sunni Muslim countries announced Thursday the holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Ramadan fast will begin on Friday. In some countries with a Shiite Muslim majority, authorities have said the holiday will start on Saturday. The timing of Eid al-Fitr is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon, in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar. Authorities in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Jordan and Sudan also announced Eid al-Fitr will start on Friday. Saudis are expected to observe a four-day holiday for Eid al-Fitr.

Tom Pritchard, 102, is the last man left standing – the last of the legendary Australian Rats of Tobruk alive. Tom Pritchard, the last living Rat of Tobruk. Credit: Liza-Jayne Lyons/AWM 2017.520.1.1975The saga of the Rats is extraordinary, perhaps the greatest in Australia’s military history. In April 1941, the situation was more than merely grim for the Allies. The forces of Adolf Hitler had already rolled through continental Europe, knocking over every army that opposed it.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is moving additional troops and equipment to a Naval base in the tiny Gulf of Aden nation of Djibouti to prepare for the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. That planning got underway in earnest on Monday after a U.S. Embassy convoy was attacked in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital. In a statement Thursday, the Pentagon said it will deploy “additional capabilities” to the region to potentially help facilitate an evacuation of embassy personnel from Sudan if required, but provided no details, and did not state the location. The last time the U.S. evacuated embassy personnel overland was from Libya in July 2014, when a large convoy of U.S. military vehicles drove staff from the Tripoli embassy to Tunisia.

The moon sighting is conducted to determine the Eid 2023 date in UAE, Libya, Sudan, Iraq, Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Omar, Jordan, Palestine. Catch live news updates on the Shawwal moon sighting announcements from UAE, Libya, Sudan, Iraq, Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Omar, Jordan and Palestine here. Eid 2023 Date: Eid al-Fitr Moon Sighting in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan and Other Countries Tomorrow. We at LatestLY will provide live news updates on the Eid 2023 moon sighting in UAE, Libya, Sudan, Iraq, Turkey, Kuwait, Qatar, Egypt, Omar, Jordan and Palestine. Stay here with us to catch instant and accurate Eid moon sighting live news updates from Saudi Arabia.

Contrary to some confusion about the circulating news, Libya’s Real Estate Registry has only been partially reactivated after a ten-year closure following Libya’s 2011 revolution. AnalysisReal Estate Registration Authority’s full reactivation vital for real economic developmentIt is worth noting that the full reactivation of Libya’s Real Estate Registration Authority is vital for the country’s real economic development. Banks need to put an official charge on a property they have given a loan at the Real Estate Registration Authority. Real Estate Registration Authority was closed because of the weak stateThe Real Estate Registration Authority was closed by the National Transitional Council in 2011 as a temporary step during the revolution to protect against the coercive registration of ownership. It was thought that the Real Estate Registration Authority would only be fully reactivated after the election of a fully mandated government.