Benghazi
Libya arrests unidentified Egyptian due to supporting IS: Libyan News Agency
Egypt
January 7, 2018
Libya arrests unidentified Egyptian due to supporting IS: Libyan News Agency
Libya arrested an unidentified Egyptian on Saturday because of the individual joining terrorist groups in Benghazi city, the Libyan News…
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Middle East
December 26, 2017
Eastern Libya to stage conference in March to rebuild Benghazi
Authorities in eastern Libya have announced a conference in March to drum up support to rebuild the country’s second-largest city…
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
Middle East
December 22, 2017
Libyan PM says preparations for 2018 elections underway
The head of Libya’s UN-backed government says it’s pushing ahead with preparations to hold the country’s presidential elections in 2018,…
Members of Libyan parliament signal backing for UN transition proposals
Middle East
November 22, 2017
Members of Libyan parliament signal backing for UN transition proposals
Libya’s eastern-based parliament voted on Tuesday to approve some UN proposals aimed at unifying the divided North African nation, although…
Man seized over Benghazi attack is Syrian linked to suspected ringleader: Libyan officials
Middle East
October 31, 2017
Man seized over Benghazi attack is Syrian linked to suspected ringleader: Libyan officials
A man seized by US forces in Libya accused of involvement in an attack that killed the US Ambassador in…
Gunman shoots dead Egyptian worker in Libya, injures 6 others
Egypt
October 18, 2017
Gunman shoots dead Egyptian worker in Libya, injures 6 others
A gunman shot dead on Wednesday Egyptian Abdallah al-Shweihi, 28, and injured six others in the Libyan city of Benghazi.…
Trial to open for suspected mastermind of Benghazi attacks
World
October 2, 2017
Trial to open for suspected mastermind of Benghazi attacks
A trial of the suspected mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi, Libya, attacks will unfold this week in a federal courtroom…
Benghazi airport reopens after three-year closure during war
Middle East
July 16, 2017
Benghazi airport reopens after three-year closure during war
Benghazi’s international airport officially reopened for commercial flights amid a heavy security presence on Saturday after a three-year closure due…
Libya’s eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
Middle East
July 6, 2017
Libya’s eastern commander declares victory in battle for Benghazi
Over three years his forces have clashed with militants as well as with former anti-Gaddafi rebels resisting what they saw…
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared in a televised speech that the Egyptian Armed Forces launched airstrikes against specific camps in…