Libya
House rebukes Obama but won’t halt funds for Libya
World
June 25, 2011
House rebukes Obama but won’t halt funds for Libya
Washington - Challenging presidential power, a defiant US House voted overwhelmingly Friday to deny President Barack Obama the authority to…
US House weighs cutting off funds for Libya mission
World
June 24, 2011
US House weighs cutting off funds for Libya mission
Washington - Clearly frustrated with President Barack Obama, Republican leaders are propelling the House toward crucial votes on the US…
Leading defector predicts Qadhafi will quit Libya
World
June 23, 2011
Leading defector predicts Qadhafi will quit Libya
Rome - A former Libyan foreign minister who has defected to the opposition said on Thursday he believed Muammar Qadhafi…
NATO chief tries to repair cracks over Libya
World
June 23, 2011
NATO chief tries to repair cracks over Libya
Tripoli - NATO's chief on Thursday slapped down a call from Italy for a suspension of hostilities in Libya and…
Italy breaks ranks over NATO’s Libya mission
World
June 22, 2011
Italy breaks ranks over NATO’s Libya mission
Rome - Italy called for a suspension of hostilities in Libya on Wednesday in the latest sign of dissent within…
NATO defends credibility of Libya air war
World
June 22, 2011
NATO defends credibility of Libya air war
Tripoli - NATO defended the credibility of its air war in Libya after a bomb misfired killing civilians, as Libyan…
Al-Azhar begins efforts to stop bloodshed in Libya
Egypt
June 21, 2011
Al-Azhar begins efforts to stop bloodshed in Libya
Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, head of Al-Azhar, the highest-ranking religious institution in the Sunni Muslim world, met on Tuesday with…
Study reveals further details about Western Desert underground waterway
Environment
June 20, 2011
Study reveals further details about Western Desert underground waterway
An Egyptian researcher at an American university has revealed new details about an underground waterway that links central Africa to…
NATO admits to civilian deaths in Tripoli air strike
World
June 20, 2011
NATO admits to civilian deaths in Tripoli air strike
London - NATO admitted it carried out an air strike that killed civilians in Tripoli on Sunday.
Libya says civilians killed in NATO airstrike on residential area in capital
World
June 19, 2011
Libya says civilians killed in NATO airstrike on residential area in capital
Tripoli - The Libyan government accused NATO of bombing a residential neighborhood in the capital and killing civilians early Sunday,…