Libya
Libya to return bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015
Egypt
May 14, 2018
Libya to return bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians beheaded in 2015
Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in…
Egypt, France see need for Libyan elections by year-end, after ‘relative progress’
Egypt
May 1, 2018
Egypt, France see need for Libyan elections by year-end, after ‘relative progress’
Egypt and France believe that Libya should move toward holding elections now that there has been “relative progress” in the…
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Egypt
April 26, 2018
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces…
Libya’s women footballers struggle on and off pitch
Middle East
April 24, 2018
Libya’s women footballers struggle on and off pitch
Libya’s national women’s football team is not only struggling on the pitch but also battling a conservative society that frowns…
Libya turns to Egypt’s Azhar to counter extremism
Egypt
April 18, 2018
Libya turns to Egypt’s Azhar to counter extremism
Libyan Minister of State for Displaced and Migrants Affairs Youssef Jalala said that Libya needs the role of Egypt’s Al-Azhar,…
Egypt supports national state in Syria, rejects presence of militias: Presidency
Egypt
April 15, 2018
Egypt supports national state in Syria, rejects presence of militias: Presidency
Presidency spokesperson Bassam Rady said Sunday that Egypt adopts a policy towards Syria that is based on keeping the country…
Libya’s Haftar treated in Paris after feeling ill on tour: spokesman
Middle East
April 14, 2018
Libya’s Haftar treated in Paris after feeling ill on tour: spokesman
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar is being treated in Paris after feeling unwell during a foreign tour and is expected to…
US says airstrike killed top al-Qaida leader in Libya
Middle East
March 30, 2018
US says airstrike killed top al-Qaida leader in Libya
A US airstrike last weekend in southwestern Libya killed two al-Qaida militants, including a top recruiter, the military’s Africa Command…
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
Middle East
March 25, 2018
US says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
US forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of…
Sarkozy says Libya funding accusations make his life ‘hell’ – paper
World
March 22, 2018
Sarkozy says Libya funding accusations make his life ‘hell’ – paper
French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy told magistrates who put him under formal investigation on Wednesday that accusations that he got illicit…