Libya
Egypt’s Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi calls on West to support Libya to avoid new Syria, Iraq
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to help the Libyan army in its…
Islamic State seizes Libyan coastal town
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Islamic State seizes Libyan coastal town
The militant group, Islamic State, has seized control of the Libyan coastal city of Derna, not far from the Egyptian…
Young Egyptian who joined IS: Peaceful protests yield nothing
Egypt
November 19, 2014
Young Egyptian who joined IS: Peaceful protests yield nothing
Following President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's violent and harsh crackdown on political dissidents, the organization calling itself the Islamic State seems…
Two Egyptians killed, four injured as missile fell on bakery in Libya’s Benghazi
Egypt
November 16, 2014
Two Egyptians killed, four injured as missile fell on bakery in Libya’s Benghazi
Two Egyptians were killed, other four were injured on Saturday in the Libyan city of Benghazi when a missile fell…
UN: More than 100,000 Libyans displaced by armed turmoil in October
World
November 15, 2014
UN: More than 100,000 Libyans displaced by armed turmoil in October
Armed conflicts in Libya displaced 106,420 Libyans in October alone, driving the total from May to more than 393,400, the…
20 wounded in bomb explosion in eastern Libyan city
World
November 12, 2014
20 wounded in bomb explosion in eastern Libyan city
At least 20 people were wounded by a bomb on Wednesday in the center of the eastern Libyan city of…
US weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to try to halt proxy war
World
November 7, 2014
US weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to try to halt proxy war
The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Libya's combative factions to try to prevent a proxy conflict fueled by…
Libya’s Tripoli airport deports 600 Egyptians
Egypt
November 2, 2014
Libya’s Tripoli airport deports 600 Egyptians
About 600 Egyptians have been refused entry to Libya on arrival at Tripoli's Matiga airport due to invalid visas, an…
Libya near ‘point of no return’, UN says as fighting toll rises
World
October 29, 2014
Libya near ‘point of no return’, UN says as fighting toll rises
Factional warfare in Libya is pushing the oil producer "very close to the point of no return", the UN special…
More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
World
October 27, 2014
More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
Heavy fighting flared on Sunday between Libya's army and Islamist militias apparently trying retake one of their largest camps in…