Libya
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
Egypt
November 25, 2017
Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
A Cairo court sentenced seven people to death for joining the Islamic State in Libya and taking part in the…
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…
Sole surviving Wahat militant is Libyan national from Derna: Interior Ministry
Egypt
November 16, 2017
Sole surviving Wahat militant is Libyan national from Derna: Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry said on Thursday that the sole militant who survived the Egyptian army’s counter-insurgency operation conducted against the…
Nearly 30 bodies found after clashes near Libyan capital: activists
Middle East
November 13, 2017
Nearly 30 bodies found after clashes near Libyan capital: activists
Twenty eight bodies with bullet wounds and torture marks were discovered on Saturday in an area west of Libya’s capital…
Little-known militant group claims responsibility for Egypt attack
Egypt
November 3, 2017
Little-known militant group claims responsibility for Egypt attack
A militant group called Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility for an attack in Egypt’s Western Desert that killed several policemen last…
Libyan armed group says will not extradite brother of Manchester suicide bomber to UK
Middle East
November 2, 2017
Libyan armed group says will not extradite brother of Manchester suicide bomber to UK
A Libyan armed group will not extradite the brother of the Manchester suicide bomber who killed 22 people in an…
Egypt pays off $1 bln debt to Turkey, pays Libya $250 mln
Business
November 2, 2017
Egypt pays off $1 bln debt to Turkey, pays Libya $250 mln
Egypt has paid off the final installment, worth $200 million, of a $1 billion loan it took out from Turkey…
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…
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
Egypt
October 13, 2017
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
Thousands of migrants displaced by fighting on Libya’s northwestern coast are in urgent need of medical help, the head of…
Remains of 21 Coptic Christians killed in Libya recovered
Egypt
October 7, 2017
Remains of 21 Coptic Christians killed in Libya recovered
Libyan authorities said Saturday that they recovered the remains of Coptic Christians killed in Libya in February 2015 by Islamic…