Libya

150 Libyan tribe leaders to attend international meeting in Cairo
Egypt

150 Libyan tribe leaders to attend international meeting in Cairo

An Egyptian senior diplomatic official has said the meeting Cairo is holding in the last 10 days of May to…
Libya’s coast guard detains almost 600 African migrants
Middle East

Libya’s coast guard detains almost 600 African migrants

Libya's coast guard detained on Wednesday almost 600 illegal African migrants, among them pregnant women and 18 children, who had…
UPDATE: Around 6,800 migrants rescued, baby girl born on Italian navy ship
Egypt

UPDATE: Around 6,800 migrants rescued, baby girl born on Italian navy ship

Around 6,800 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe over the weekend, including a mother who gave birth…
Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station
Egypt

Army official: Islamic State kills five journalists working for Libyan TV station

Islamic State militants have slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part…
Libya closes El Feel oilfield due to strike by security guards
Middle East

Libya closes El Feel oilfield due to strike by security guards

A strike by Libyan security guards over salary payments has forced the closure of the western El Feel oilfield, a…
Exclusive: “Forced to captain migrant boat at gunpoint”
Middle East

Exclusive: “Forced to captain migrant boat at gunpoint”

The Tunisian man accused of piloting a migrant boat that sank off Libya, killing more than 700 people, is himself…
Libya’s rival government says would confront EU attacks on traffickers
Middle East

Libya’s rival government says would confront EU attacks on traffickers

The group controlling Libya's coastal capital Tripoli said it would "confront" any unilateral European Union moves to attack sites used…
Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck
World

Italian prosecutors blame captain for collision in migrant shipwreck

Italian prosecutors blamed the captain of a grossly overloaded fishing boat for a collision which capsized and sank his vessel…
Old loyalties, religious cohesion may frustrate Islamic State in Libya
Middle East

Old loyalties, religious cohesion may frustrate Islamic State in Libya

Islamic State's executions of Christians show the group is exploiting Libya's lawlessness but tribal and political loyalties and the absence…
Bomb explodes at Spanish embassy in Libyan capital
Middle East

Bomb explodes at Spanish embassy in Libyan capital

A bomb exploded in front of the Spanish embassy in the Libyan capital late on Monday, residents said, the latest…
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