Libya
With Libya’s transition paralyzed, a self-declared PM projects power in Tripoli
Middle East
March 2, 2017
With Libya’s transition paralyzed, a self-declared PM projects power in Tripoli
In a cluster of luxury residences that survived Tripoli's battles almost unscathed, a self-declared defender of Libya's revolution has set…
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
Middle East
February 21, 2017
Gaddafi son’s trial in Libya unfair, should be sent to ICC: UN
The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not…
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Middle East
February 21, 2017
74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya: Red Crescent
Scores of bodies of African migrants washed ashore in Libya, in the western city of Zawiya on the Mediterranean Sea,…
EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt
Middle East
February 21, 2017
EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt
The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother…
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Egypt
February 19, 2017
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed to Tunis on Sunday to take part in a foreign ministers meeting on the Libyan crisis.The ministers…
Egypt brokers Libya peace roadmap, but key figures fail to meet
Middle East
February 16, 2017
Egypt brokers Libya peace roadmap, but key figures fail to meet
Libyan factions have tentatively agreed on an Egyptian-brokered roadmap to heal divisions, Egypt said, though the failure to engineer a meeting between…
Egypt chief-of-staff mediates between Libyan rivals in Cairo
Middle East
February 15, 2017
Egypt chief-of-staff mediates between Libyan rivals in Cairo
Egypt's chief-of-staff has mediated between two Libyan rivals who refused to meet face to face in Cairo but later agreed…
Libya rivals in Cairo to discuss political settlement
Middle East
February 14, 2017
Libya rivals in Cairo to discuss political settlement
The head of Libya's UN-brokered government and the country's most powerful army commander, who is allied with rival authorities, are…
Libya: Why the EU is looking to Russia
Middle East
February 13, 2017
Libya: Why the EU is looking to Russia
EU leaders are turning to Russia as they seek to stabilize Libya, stem the flow of migrants departing its shores…
Libya’s Sarraj bargains for more EU money, support
Middle East
February 2, 2017
Libya’s Sarraj bargains for more EU money, support
The head of the UN-backed Libyan government told top European Union officials on Thursday the bloc must provide more money…