Libya
Libya detains 16 Egyptian fishermen for illegally entering territorial waters
Egypt
June 9, 2015
Libya detains 16 Egyptian fishermen for illegally entering territorial waters
The Libyan WAL news agency said that the Coast Guard had stopped an Egyptian fishing boat west of the city…
Italy, Egypt, Algeria meet over Libyan crisis
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Italy, Egypt, Algeria meet over Libyan crisis
Egypt, Italy and Algeria's foreign ministers have stressed there is no room for military intervention in Libya and have called…
International effort underway to rescue 10 migrant boats
World
June 7, 2015
International effort underway to rescue 10 migrant boats
British, Swedish, Spanish and Italian ships are currently en route to help about 10 migrant boats that called for assistance…
Washington: Egypt requested control systems to secure border with Libya
Egypt
June 6, 2015
Washington: Egypt requested control systems to secure border with Libya
United Press International said Egypt has asked the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency to provide it with control systems and…
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
Egypt
June 5, 2015
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid said Friday that the movement of commercial trucks from Egypt to Libya would return partially…
Libya edges closer to economic collapse as currency dives
Middle East
June 1, 2015
Libya edges closer to economic collapse as currency dives
Libya's public finances, wracked by a dramatic loss in oil revenue that has been exacerbated by a power struggle between…
Tripoli govt: IS seizes control of airport in Libya’s Sirte
Middle East
May 29, 2015
Tripoli govt: IS seizes control of airport in Libya’s Sirte
The Islamic State jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a…
Foreign Ministry: No militias invited for the Libyan tribes’ conference
Egypt
May 25, 2015
Foreign Ministry: No militias invited for the Libyan tribes’ conference
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Badr Abdel Aaty has said that the invite to attend the Libyan tribes' conference, which will kick…
Egypt to host tripartite talks on Libya
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Egypt to host tripartite talks on Libya
Egypt, Algeria and Libya will hold talks on the situation in the region, addressing developments in Libya, in a meeting…
Rogue missile kills Egyptian in Benghazi
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Rogue missile kills Egyptian in Benghazi
An Egyptian citizen was killed in Libya when a rogue missile fell next to a food store where he worked…