Libya
Egypt rejects blame for civilians killed in Libya airstrikes
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Egypt rejects blame for civilians killed in Libya airstrikes
Egypt on Tuesday rejected accusations of blame in the death of seven civilians killed in Libya last week when Cairo's…
Thousands of Egyptians flee Libya over IS group threat
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Thousands of Egyptians flee Libya over IS group threat
Some 15,000 Egyptians have flocked home from Libya via the border crossing at Sallum following the murders of 21 Coptic…
Libyan dinar exchange rate falls back to LE3.40
Business
February 22, 2015
Libyan dinar exchange rate falls back to LE3.40
The Libyan dinar exchange rate declined on the Egyptian domestic market, since the start of the Egyptian air strikes on…
FM denies backtracking on UNSC Libya resolution
Egypt
February 22, 2015
FM denies backtracking on UNSC Libya resolution
Egypt has denied that Arab states have withdrawn a proposed resolution submitted to the United Nations seeking to approve arms…
Britain urges ‘political solution’ in Libya
Egypt
February 19, 2015
Britain urges ‘political solution’ in Libya
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond rejected international military action in Libya on Thursday and said the crisis-hit country needed a political solution."We…
Government: Egyptians in Libya may dial ‘15114’ for help
Egypt
February 19, 2015
Government: Egyptians in Libya may dial ‘15114’ for help
Egypt’s Communications and Information Technology Ministry, with the help of the Foreign Ministry, have allocated the number 15114 to facilitate…
Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Egypt
February 19, 2015
Libya, Egypt ask UN to lift arms embargo to fight Islamic State
Libya and Egypt asked the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to lift an arms embargo on Libya, impose a…
Official: Warplane strikes at western Libyan town Zintan
World
February 18, 2015
Official: Warplane strikes at western Libyan town Zintan
A war plane carried out air strikes on a western Libyan town allied with the internationally recognized government on Tuesday,…
Libyan website: Jihadist in Egyptians’ beheading video is half-British
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Libyan website: Jihadist in Egyptians’ beheading video is half-British
The jihadist who sent a threatening message to the West and Egypt in a video showing the beheadings of Egyptian…
Washington: Respects countries’ right to defend themselves following IS attacks
Egypt
February 18, 2015
Washington: Respects countries’ right to defend themselves following IS attacks
US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki commented on Tuesday on the aerial strikes ordered by Egypt against the terrorist Islamic…