Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: Libya
Libya govt meeting soon to back power-sharing plan: speaker
Libya’s internationally recognized parliament will meet “in the coming weeks” to give its backing to a UN-backed unity government aimed at ending chaos in the country, its speaker said Sunday. An agreement for a power-sharing unity government was inked in
Key countries back unity government in stabilizing Libya
Britain, France and Russia on Thursday backed the new UN-brokered unity government in Libya and called for international support for its efforts to reunite and stabilize the deeply divided country. Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said creating a central authority
US transfers two Libyans to Senegal from Guantanamo
Two Libyans held for more than a decade without trial at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been transferred to Senegal, the Pentagon said on Monday, as President Barack Obama pushes to close the facility before leaving
Tunisia reopening Tripoli embassy as unity govt arrives
Tunisia said on Monday that it was reopening its embassy and consulate in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, following the arrival there of the UN-backed unity government. The diplomatic missions would be reopened “in the framework of backing the Libyan political
Americans warned against travel to southeastern Tunisia
The State Department warned US citizens on Friday against travelling to southeastern Tunisia near the Libyan border because groups affiliated with ISIS militants have targeted Tunisian security forces and tourist sites in the region. The warning, which is more serious
Key Libya cities throw support behind unity govt
Ten Libyan cities which were under control of the non-recognized government of Tripoli have broken away and pledged their support to the UN-backed government, one of the municipalities announced online Thursday. The news is a major blow to the unrecognized
France says be ready for Libya intervention
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Friday urged the international community to prepare to help Libya’s unity government if asked, providing military support if necessary. The country’s UN-backed unity government is trying to assert its authority in Tripoli, but the
Libya unity govt starts work from Tripoli based
Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital. The government’s leaders arrived at the naval base
Tunisia border guard wounded in ‘terrorist’ ambush
A border guard was injured late Wednesday in an ambush by more than a dozen “terrorists” in the Kasserine region near Tunisia’s frontier with Algeria, the interior ministry in Tunis said. “A group composed of around 15 terrorists ambushed a
Libya requests UN sanctions exemption for sovereign wealth fund
Libya is asking the UN Security Council to approve a sanctions exemption for its blacklisted sovereign wealth fund to halt billion-dollar losses caused by ineffective management of frozen assets, according to a letter released on Wednesday. The letter from Libya’s
Libya’s UN-backed government sails into Tripoli
The head of a UN-brokered Libyan unity government arrived in the capital by sea Wednesday to set up a temporary seat of power in a naval base despite threats from competing factions, which prevented him from arriving by air. Western
Blasts and heavy gunfire heard in Libyan capital
Several loud explosions followed by heavy gunfire were heard over Tripoli in the early hours of Wednesday, a Reuters reporter said. The cause of the firing was not immediately clear, but the Libyan capital has been on edge amid speculation
US to fund multi-million-dollar Tunisia border surveillance
The United States has agreed to fund a multi-million-dollar project to install an electronic security surveillance system on Tunisia’s border with strife-torn Libya, the US embassy said Friday. In a statement, the diplomatic mission said that the US was disbursing
UN envoy to Libya not allowed to land in Tripoli
The Islamist-linked government in the Libyan capital has declined to give permission for the UN envoy to Libya to land in Tripoli, the diplomat said on Wednesday. The envoy, Martin Kobler, said on his Twitter account that he has had
Tunisia extends state of emergency by three months
Tunisia on Tuesday extended by three months a state of emergency imposed after a November suicide bombing claimed by ISIS killed 12 presidential guards. President Beji Caid Essebsi “has decided after consultations… to extend the state of emergency for a
Italy rescues almost 1,000 boat migrants
Italy’s coast guard said more than 900 migrants were rescued in four separate operations in the Strait of Sicily on Saturday, while Libyan authorities said they had rescued nearly 600 migrants from four boats, one of which sank. A spokesman
Heavy gunfire in Libya capital as rivals clash
Heavy gunfire broke out in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday after two rival armed groups clashed in the city, witnesses said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the fighting between the Zawiyat Addahmani area and Bab Azizziya or
‘No plans’ to send British troops to Libya: Government
Britain has no plans to extend bombing or send troops to Libya, the defense ministry said in a statement Tuesday, after a committee of lawmakers said the nation could deploy a force of 1,000. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs
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