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
Global powers urge Libyans to form unity govt
Western and Arab states issued a joint declaration Monday urging rival sides in Libya to accept U.N. proposals for a power-sharing government “immediately” to end rampant instability in the country. The statement was published jointly by the foreign ministers of
A return to the Lockerbie bombing
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed “26 years have passed… It is a very long time. Many people died and stories were forgotten…” This is also the view of the victims’ parents who died on the U.S. plane that exploded over the
Libya’s recognized parliament rejects U.N. proposal
A majority of lawmakers in Libya’s internationally recognized parliament on Monday rejected a U.N. peace deal and a proposal for a national unity government, one of them said. MP Ali Tekbali said the decision was taken during a session of
U.N. threatens sanctions over Libya
The U.N. Security Council on Saturday threatened to impose sanctions on those who block a peace deal for Libya that has run into hurdles over the formation of a unity government. U.N. envoy Bernardino Leon has put forward proposals for
Close Clinton aide testifies before US Benghazi committee
A longtime, close aide to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, testified Friday before the US House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, as the panel faced fresh criticism from Republicans and Democrats about the purpose of
Tripoli confirms two new Lockerbie suspects, including Qaddafi spy chief
The two new Libyan suspects in the Lockerbie bombing probe are Abdullah al-Senussi, the former spy chief of ousted leader Muammar Qaddafi, and a second man, Muhammad Abu Ejaila, a spokesman for the government in Tripoli said on Friday. Senussi
Two new Libyan suspects identified in Lockerbie bombing
Scottish prosecutors on Thursday said they had identified two new Libyan suspects in the bombing of a Pan Am jet over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, which killed 270 people. Scottish and United States officials agree “there is
Dozens of Tunisian workers held by gunmen in Libya: Families
Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in northwestern Libya to demand the release of a local Libyan official arrested in Tunisia this week, families and locals sources said on Tuesday. An official from Sabratha, a coastal town between Libya’s capital
Four years since Qaddafi’s death, this month is now crucial for Libya
If negotiations between Libya’s two warring factions – the East’s House of Representatives (HOR) and the West’s General National Congress (GNC) – go according to plan, Oct. 20 could not only mark the fourth anniversary of the killing of dictator
Libya rival forces oppose U.N.-proposed peace deal
Libya’s rival parliament and government both showed opposition to a U.N.-proposed peace deal installing a unity government Monday, with one lawmaker saying it would deepen rifts in the country. “This government is rejected… it will deepen differences between the Libyan
U.N. urges Libyans to ‘unite’ behind peace deal
The U.N. Security Council welcomed an agreement reached on Friday to establish a unity government in Libya, calling on stakeholders in the country to support the peace deal. A unanimous statement passed by the 15 members of the council called
Libyan cabinet to be announced ‘within hours’
U.N. special envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon said during the early hours on Thursday he expects the formation of the Libyan cabinet to be officially announced within the upcoming hours. Leon, however, added that he has not yet received the
A royal solution to Libya’s chaos
By : Abdallah Schleifer Over the past year Bernardino León, the U.N. Special Envoy to Libya, has been mediating between the internationally recognized Libyan government in Tobruk and the rival Islamist-dominated General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli. The Libyan government
Libya’s rival factions resume peace talks in Morocco
Libya’s rival factions resumed talks in Morocco on Monday to try to move forward with a U.N.-brokered peace deal and agree on a national unity government. The United Nations has been piling pressure on Libyan factions to take the final
1,800 migrants rescued from boats off Libya
Over 1,800 migrants were rescued Monday from six vessels found adrift in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya, Italy’s coast guard said. A total of 1,830 people were brought ashore in six different operations to save passengers in four
Libya’s elected parliament extends mandate, complicating peace talks
Libya’s elected parliament voted on Monday to extend its mandate, due to expire on Oct. 20, in a move likely to complicate U.N. attempts to end a crisis between the country’s two rival governments. Four years after the uprising that
U.N. envoy warns: Libya deal has to be signed now
The U.N. secretary general’s special envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon, warned that Libya’s rival factions must hurry up and sign the U.N.-brokered deal after its texts were finalized or else their country will face more “chaos,” the envoy said in
ISIS militants attack forces guarding Libya oil port
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants attacked forces guarding one of Libya’s main oil ports on Thursday with a gun assault and an attempted car bomb in an escalation of their campaign in the North African state, a
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