Libya
Libya must lead anti-Islamic State effort: Egypt’s foreign minister
Egypt
February 10, 2016
Libya must lead anti-Islamic State effort: Egypt’s foreign minister
Libya needs to form a unified government before the United States and European allies opt for any military intervention against…
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya
Middle East
February 2, 2016
Nations gather in Rome to discuss anti-Islamic State push, Libya
Nearly two dozen nations gather on Tuesday to plot their fight against the Islamic State militant group in Syria and…
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
Middle East
January 30, 2016
Obama looks to take fight to Islamic State in Libya
US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic…
Rivalries, squabbles hinder Libya’s unity government
Middle East
January 28, 2016
Rivalries, squabbles hinder Libya’s unity government
A month after it was agreed in Morocco, a UN-backed plan for a united Libyan government is struggling to take…
New Libya unity government to be proposed within 10 days
Middle East
January 26, 2016
New Libya unity government to be proposed within 10 days
A revamped Libyan unity government will be proposed within 10 days, an official said Tuesday, after the internationally recognized parliament…
Libya’s recognized parliament rejects UN-backed unity government
Middle East
January 25, 2016
Libya’s recognized parliament rejects UN-backed unity government
Libya's internationally recognized parliament voted on Monday to reject a unity government proposed under a UN-backed plan to resolve the…
Fires put out at major Libyan oil terminal
Middle East
January 24, 2016
Fires put out at major Libyan oil terminal
Firefighters have put out fires started by an attack by Islamic State militants at the major Libyan oil terminal of…
US military says decisive action needed against Islamic State in Libya
Middle East
January 23, 2016
US military says decisive action needed against Islamic State in Libya
The top US military officer said on Friday urgent and decisive military action was needed to halt the spread of…
Members of new Libyan unity government announced under UN-backed plan
Middle East
January 19, 2016
Members of new Libyan unity government announced under UN-backed plan
Libya's Presidential Council announced a new government of national accord on Tuesday aimed at uniting the country's warring factions under…
21 Egyptian captives in Libya to arrive in Cairo Tuesday: sources
Egypt
January 19, 2016
21 Egyptian captives in Libya to arrive in Cairo Tuesday: sources
Twenty-one Egyptian workers who were being held captive in Libya will arrive at Cairo International Airport on Tuesday, official sources…