Libya
Tunisia hunts for Libya-trained suspects after hotel attack
Middle East
July 2, 2015
Tunisia hunts for Libya-trained suspects after hotel attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 people they suspect are linked to the Sousse beach hotel attack on foreign tourists, and…
Libya peace talks stall again despite UN sanctions threat
Middle East
July 2, 2015
Libya peace talks stall again despite UN sanctions threat
Libya's rival governments will not return to peace talks this week after rebel forces rejected the latest proposal, defying threats…
Source: Tunisia sees Libya link to beach resort attacker
Middle East
June 30, 2015
Source: Tunisia sees Libya link to beach resort attacker
The Tunisian gunman who attacked a resort hotel on Friday killing 39 people, mostly British holiday-makers, likely spent time in…
Libya’s elected parliament backs UN peace plan, with amendments
Middle East
June 24, 2015
Libya’s elected parliament backs UN peace plan, with amendments
Libya's elected parliament has voted to stay in United Nations peace talks after calling for amendments to a proposed power-sharing…
Danish ship rescues more than 200 migrants off Libyan coast
Middle East
June 23, 2015
Danish ship rescues more than 200 migrants off Libyan coast
A refined product tanker owned by Danish shipping company Torm rescued more than 200 migrants off the coast of Libya…
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
Middle East
June 22, 2015
Libya’s Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
Libya's self-declared government in Tripoli carried out air strikes on Islamic State militant positions in the city of Sirte, hitting…
Tunisia says consular staff kidnapped in Libya returned home
Middle East
June 19, 2015
Tunisia says consular staff kidnapped in Libya returned home
Ten members of Tunisia's diplomatic staff kidnapped in Libya a week ago have been freed and returned to Tunis on…
Questions linger on whether US strike killed veteran Algerian jihadist
Middle East
June 16, 2015
Questions linger on whether US strike killed veteran Algerian jihadist
He lost an eye in Afghanistan, was earlier reported dead in fighting in Mali and now Libya says he was…
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field and who ran smuggling routes across…
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
Middle East
June 14, 2015
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the…