Libya
Libyan authorities retrieve bodies of 13 Egyptian migrants
Egypt
September 9, 2017
Libyan authorities retrieve bodies of 13 Egyptian migrants
A Libyan Red Crescent team assisted the Libyan army in retrieving the bodies of 13 Egyptian migrants Thursday in the…
UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
Middle East
September 8, 2017
UN to deploy security force to guard its base in Libya: envoy
The United Nations is preparing to deploy up to 250 peacekeepers to Libya to guard its base in the capital…
French foreign minister in Libya to push peace deal
Middle East
September 4, 2017
French foreign minister in Libya to push peace deal
French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian met Libyan officials in Tripoli on Monday to offer support for a deal…
Aid group calls on Libya to end detention of refugees
Middle East
September 2, 2017
Aid group calls on Libya to end detention of refugees
An international medical aid group has called on Libyan authorities to end arbitrary detention of refugees, migrants and asylum seekers,…
Backed by Italy, Libya enlists militias to stop migrants
Middle East
August 29, 2017
Backed by Italy, Libya enlists militias to stop migrants
Under a deal backed by Italy, Libya’s struggling government in Tripoli has paid militias implicated in trafficking to now prevent…
Second group suspends migrant rescues, cites Libyan threats
Middle East
August 14, 2017
Second group suspends migrant rescues, cites Libyan threats
A second humanitarian group in two days has reluctantly decided to suspend migrant rescues in the Mediterranean Sea due to…
Al-Sisi meets with ministers, delegations to end Libyan political polarization
Egypt
August 3, 2017
Al-Sisi meets with ministers, delegations to end Libyan political polarization
In a meeting with Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abd al-Qader Messahel on Wednesday, President Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi underlined the…
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Business
August 1, 2017
Private sector still faces “risks” after EGP devaluation: Financial Times
Factories and entrepreneurs in Egypt are still facing tremendous “risks” after the flotation of the Egyptian pound in November 2016, the…
Judge sends 253 ‘Ultras White Knights’ fans to military prosecution
Egypt
July 28, 2017
Judge sends 253 ‘Ultras White Knights’ fans to military prosecution
Alexandria Public Prosecution on Thursday sent 235 Zamalek football club fans to the military prosecution to commence an investigation on…
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
Middle East
July 26, 2017
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
Libya’s Tripoli-based government has asked Italy to provide naval support in fighting human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime…