Libya
Heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, 16 killed: official
Middle East
November 11, 2015
Heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, 16 killed: official
At least 16 people have been killed in heavy fighting in the Libyan city of Benghazi between forces allied with…
For Libya UN deal, former rebel brigades mean success or failure
Middle East
November 5, 2015
For Libya UN deal, former rebel brigades mean success or failure
In Misrata, a statue of a fist crushing a US fighter jet that rebels seized as war bounty from Muammar…
Sisi says Britain, other NATO members must do more in Libya
Egypt
November 4, 2015
Sisi says Britain, other NATO members must do more in Libya
Britain and other NATO members involved in toppling Muammar Gaddafi must do more to help prevent the spread of Islamist…
EU mulls Libya sanctions over stalled UN peace deal
Middle East
October 30, 2015
EU mulls Libya sanctions over stalled UN peace deal
Rival Libyan political leaders could face European asset freeze and travel sanctions if they are deemed to be deliberately blocking…
Fight ensues for position of Libyan ambassador to Cairo
Egypt
October 28, 2015
Fight ensues for position of Libyan ambassador to Cairo
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry is facing a strange diplomatic problem, as Mohamed Salah al-Dirsi, the acting Libyan ambassador in Cairo…
Islamic State risk for Libya’s troubled oil sector
Middle East
October 28, 2015
Islamic State risk for Libya’s troubled oil sector
When Islamic State militants attacked a perimeter gate guarding Libya's Es Sider oil terminal this month, they sent gunmen to…
More than 40 bodies found off coast of western Libya
Egypt
October 25, 2015
More than 40 bodies found off coast of western Libya
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of at least 40 people -- thought to be drowned migrants -- off the…
Three years after US consulate attack, Benghazi still at war
Middle East
October 22, 2015
Three years after US consulate attack, Benghazi still at war
Partly burned and still abandoned, the high-walled villas that once housed the US consulate compound in the Libyan city of…
Libya political process ‘will go on’: UN envoy
Middle East
October 21, 2015
Libya political process ‘will go on’: UN envoy
UN envoy Bernardino Leon insisted Wednesday that efforts to clinch a political deal to end rampant insecurity in Libya will…
Five dead in Libyan shelling as IS claims 2 executions
Middle East
October 20, 2015
Five dead in Libyan shelling as IS claims 2 executions
Five people were killed by shelling in the Libyan city of Benghazi late Monday, a local hospital reported, as the…