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
U.S. military urges action against ISIS in Libya
Decisive military action is needed to halt the spread of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Libya, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday, saying the group wanted to use the north African nation as a platform
Militants attack near Libya’s Ras Lanuf oil terminal
Suspected ISIS militants attacked oil installations close to Libya’s Ras Lanuf terminal on Thursday, an engineer at the port and an energy official allied with the country’s eastern government said, and the group threatened more attacks. The officials said at
Libya announces members of new unity government
The make-up of a new Libyan government of national accord aimed at uniting the country’s warring factions under a U.N.-backed plan was announced on Tuesday. A Tunis-based Presidential Council formed under the plan named a total of 32 ministers. The
German defense minister raises prospect of Libya mission
Advances by Islamist militants in Libya pose a new threat to Europe and could unleash a new wave of refugees, Germany’s defence minister said on Monday, adding she did not rule out deploying German troops in the north African country.
10 percent drop in Umrah pilgrims
The number of Umrah pilgrims dropped this season by 10 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Abdullah Ghadi, deputy head of the National Committee for Haj and Umrah at the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Naming of Libyan unity government delayed by 48 hours
The body tasked with naming a unity government for Libya under a U.N.-backed plan to resolve the country’s political crisis has delayed the planned announcement of the government’s members by 48 hours. The Presidential Council said in a statement released
Middle East reality: An inconvenient truth for Obama
By : Joyce Karam Characterizing events from Yemen to Syria to Libya as a “transformation that will play out for a generation, rooted in conflicts that date back millennia” is not only a reality distortion by U.S. President Barack Obama,
Major Libyan oil pipeline hit by blast
An explosion hit a major oil pipeline south of the Libyan terminal of Ras Lanuf overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, a spokesman for the Libya’s National Oil Corp said. Mohamed al-Harari said it was not clear what had caused the
Libya repels ISIS assault on oil terminal
Libyan guards said Monday they repelled a maritime assault by ISIS on Zueitina oil terminal in the north of the country. ISIS tried last week to seize export terminals in the so-called “oil crescent” of northern Libya, killing 56 people
Air strikes target ISIS convoy near Libya’s Sirte
Unidentified aircraft attacked an ISIS convoy on Sunday near the Libyan city of Sirte, a resident told Reuters. The coastal city has been controlled for months by the militant group, which has used it as a base from which to
The autumn of the Arab patriarchs
By : Hisham Melhem Five years ago this month, a 26-year old Tunisian street vendor known only to his family and friends died after he set himself on fire. The self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, who snapped after another humiliating encounter
U.N. council condemns ‘heinous’ ISIS attack in Libya
The U.N. Security Council on Friday strongly condemned the “heinous” suicide bombing claimed by ISIS militants that killed dozens in Libya and called on rival groups to speed up the formation of a unity government. More than 50 people were
Germany mulls sending 100 troops to train Libyan army: media
Germany is considering sending more than 100 troops to train the armed forces of Libya, which is in turmoil due to rival political administrations and ISIS attacks, Der Spiegel magazine reported Saturday. “According to internal (government) plans German soldiers could,
ISIS claims Libyan police center bombing
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide truck bombing on a Libyan police training center on Thursday that killed at least 47 people in the worst militant attack since the fall of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. ISIS fighters have expanded
Car bomb in Libyan oil port kills 7, wounds 11: guards spokesman
A car bombing at a checkpoint in the Libyan oil port of Ras Lanuf left seven people dead and 11 wounded on Thursday, a Petroleum Facilities Guard spokesman said. Ali al-Hassi said the car had been in a queue at
Dozens killed in attack on Libyan police school
A bomb attack on a police training centre in Libya’s western city of Zliten has killed and wounded dozens of people, local media reports said Thursday. Libyan officials say a truck bomb has killed at least 60 policemen and wounding
Four oil tanks on fire at Libyan ports after clashes
Fires caused by clashes between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants and guards near Libya’s biggest oil ports have spread to four oil storage tanks that were still burning on Wednesday, a guards spokesman said. Ali al-Hassi said
The Arab world is a house with no roof
By : Hisham Melhem Generations after political emancipation from direct colonial rule and overt western influence, the quest for genuine political independence, democratization and cultural authenticity in many majority Arab states is still unfulfilled. The abject failures of decades of
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