Libya
150 Libyan tribe leaders to attend international meeting in Cairo
Egypt
May 10, 2015
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
May 6, 2015
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
May 3, 2015
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
April 27, 2015
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
April 26, 2015
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
April 26, 2015
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
April 23, 2015
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
April 22, 2015
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
April 21, 2015
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
April 21, 2015
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…