Libya
UN to host new Libya peace talks next week
Middle East
August 29, 2015
UN to host new Libya peace talks next week
Libya has two rival parliaments and governments and has been torn apart since the ousting of Qaddafi in 2011 The United…
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
Egypt
August 28, 2015
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said…
Arabs to sign common military force protocol Thursday
Egypt
August 26, 2015
Arabs to sign common military force protocol Thursday
Arab foreign and defense ministers will sign a protocol for the creation of a joint defense force on Thursday, as the…
Residents: Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city
Middle East
August 25, 2015
Residents: Islamic State executes four people in central Libyan city
Islamic State has executed four people in the central Libyan city of Sirte, including at least one member of a…
Libyan army reports alleged Turkish arms shipments to Islamists
Egypt
August 22, 2015
Libyan army reports alleged Turkish arms shipments to Islamists
Libya’s army spokesperson has accused Turkey of aiding Islamist militias operating in his country with weapons shipment as forces allied…
Egypt FM, UK adviser support arms supply to Libyan government
Egypt
August 20, 2015
Egypt FM, UK adviser support arms supply to Libyan government
Egyptian and British officials have voiced support for the internationally-recognized Libyan government’s call to lift an arms embargo imposed on…
Arab League calls for military aid to Libya against ISIS
Middle East
August 18, 2015
Arab League calls for military aid to Libya against ISIS
The Arab League called for an urgent Arab strategy to provide military assistance to Libya against ISIS, according to statements…
IS ‘beheads’ 12 in battle for Libya’s Sirte
Middle East
August 15, 2015
IS ‘beheads’ 12 in battle for Libya’s Sirte
Islamic State group jihadists have beheaded 12 people and hung them on crosses during a battle for the coastal city…
Islamic State fights rival group and eastern forces in Libya
Middle East
August 15, 2015
Islamic State fights rival group and eastern forces in Libya
At least 46 people have been killed in clashes between Islamic State, a rival Islamist group and forces loyal to…
Libya chaos deepens as PM resigns
Middle East
August 12, 2015
Libya chaos deepens as PM resigns
The future of Libya's internationally recognized government was uncertain Wednesday after Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said he would resign, as…