Libya

Egyptian court sentences 7 to death for brutal killing of 21 Copts
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
‘Disastrous’ conditions for migrants displaced by Libya clashes, official says
Egypt

‘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

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…
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