Libya
West and Arab states urge Libyans to agree on power-sharing deal
Middle East
October 19, 2015
West and Arab states urge Libyans to agree on power-sharing deal
Western and Arab states issued a joint declaration Monday urging rival sides in Libya to accept UN proposals for a…
Trade with Libya down 80% in Matrouh: tribal chief
Egypt
October 11, 2015
Trade with Libya down 80% in Matrouh: tribal chief
Trade between the Matrouh governorate and Libya has fallen by 80 percent due to unrest in the neighboring country, as…
UN proposes unity government for Libya’s warring factions, Tripoli balks
Middle East
October 9, 2015
UN proposes unity government for Libya’s warring factions, Tripoli balks
The United Nations proposed a national unity government to Libya's warring factions on Thursday to end their conflict, but the…
Qadhafi’s Great River in Islamic State hands
Middle East
October 6, 2015
Qadhafi’s Great River in Islamic State hands
When Libyans marked the inauguration of former leader Muammar al-Qadhafi’s US$30 billion Great Man-made River in 1984, they never foresaw…
Libya’s rival factions debate candidates for unity govt
Middle East
October 6, 2015
Libya’s rival factions debate candidates for unity govt
Delegates from Libya's warring factions met on Monday with a UN envoy in Morocco, where they were under pressure to…
Church to honor Coptic Egyptians killed by IS in Libya receives permits
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Church to honor Coptic Egyptians killed by IS in Libya receives permits
The Coptic Orthodox Church has obtained the required paperwork for the establishment of a church named after the Coptic Egyptians…
Progress in Libya peace talks, says adviser
Egypt
September 13, 2015
Progress in Libya peace talks, says adviser
Libyan peace talks that the UN says could be the "moment of truth" for the war-wracked country have made progress…
Four Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State in the east
Middle East
September 5, 2015
Four Libyan soldiers killed in clashes with Islamic State in the east
Heavy clashes broke out between Islamic State and army units loyal to the country's official government near the eastern city…
UN envoy to meet with Libya’s Tripoli parliament ahead of talks
Middle East
September 1, 2015
UN envoy to meet with Libya’s Tripoli parliament ahead of talks
The UN's special envoy for Libya will on Tuesday meet with representatives of the country's rival parliament based in Tripoli,…
IS reportedly imposes fees on Egyptian exports
Egypt
August 30, 2015
IS reportedly imposes fees on Egyptian exports
Al-Masry Al-Youm has published a document attributed to the Islamic State, where the group states it is imposing fees on Egyptian…