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
Clashes kill 12 Libya soldiers in new Benghazi battle
At least 12 Libyan soldiers were killed and 45 wounded on Friday in fresh clashes with Islamist militants near the airport of the eastern city of Benghazi, a medic said. Special army forces allied to brigades of former general Khalifa
Libya death toll rises as clashes in Benghazi continue
Up to 13 Libyan soldiers were killed and 50 others wounded in clashes between army forces and militant Islamist groups in the eastern port city of Benghazi on Thursday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. Two cars loaded with explosives targeted
Unidentified jets strike Islamists in Libya
Unidentified fighter jets carried out airstrikes on the positions of Islamist militias south of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported, quoting sources. Meanwhile, forces loyal to former Libyan army general Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi threatened
Libya’s embattled premier seeks support from UAE
The Libyan prime minister was in the United Arab Emirates Wednesday meeting with its rulers to shore up critical support against Islamist-allied militias that forced him and his allies out of the capital over the summer. Abdullah Al-Thinni and the
Helicopters bomb Islamists’ sites in Libya’s Benghazi
Government forces and helicopters belonging to a Libyan renegade general bombed ammunition sites of suspected Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military commander and residents said. Islamist forces have been trying to take the civilian and military
Past Libya parliament swears in new government
Libya’s former, Islamist-dominated parliament swore in a new government Saturday, a day before the country’s recently elected parliament is due to swear in a new Cabinet. The two parallel assemblies, each loosely allied with rival militias battling in Tripoli and
Libya accuses Sudan of arming ‘terrorists’
Libya has expelled Sudan’s military attaché on Saturday over Khartoum’s alleged support of “terrorist” groups in the country, a government statement said. The statement also said that a Sudanese military transport plane bound for a Tripoli airport under control of
U.N. report highlights mass displacement of Libyans by violence
A United Nations report on Thursday said four months of fighting by militias in Libya’s two biggest cities, Tripoli and Benghazi, has forced some 250,000 people to flee, including 100,000 who have been internally displaced. The report released by the
Missing Libyan aircraft spark fears of 9/11-style attack in North Africa
U.S. officials Tuesday expressed fears that Islamist militants who allegedly stole 11 jetliners in Libya last month could carry out a 9/11-style attack in North Africa days before the 13th anniversary of the terror attack on the United States. “There
Libya parliament asks ex-premier to form Cabinet
Libya’s elected parliament tasked Monday the recently resigned prime minister with forming a new government as the outgoing Cabinet acknowledged it had lost control of the capital to Islamist-allied militias. The official news agency said the parliament convening in Tobruk
Libyan state ‘loses control’ of most ministries
Libya’s transitional government announced overnight it had lost control of the majority of ministries in Tripoli, a day after a Libyan militia took over an abandoned annex of the U.S. Embassy in the Libyan capital. In a statement, the government
Airport hit, heavy fighting kills 10 in Libya’s Benghazi
Heavy clashes broke out between the forces of a renegade general and Islamist fighters in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and showering the airport with rockets, medical and military sources said. Libya is
100 African migrants drown off Libyan coast
At least 100 African migrants trying to reach Europe have drowned off the coast near the capital, Tripoli, an official with Libya’s coast guard said Monday. The migrants were found off the shores of al-Qarbouli, 50 kilometers (30 miles) east
Egypt, UAE carried out Tripoli air strikes — US officials
Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for carrying out two series of air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in Tripoli, Libya, US officials said on Monday. The officials said the two Arab countries
Egypt hosts conference to tackle Libya crisis
Egypt on Monday hosted a meeting of foreign ministers of Libya and its neighbors, as Islamist militias openly challenge the legitimacy of parliament after seizing Tripoli’s airport. The meeting in Cairo on Monday included the foreign ministers of Libya, Egypt,
Unidentified war planes attack Libyan capital
As fire destroyed the terminal at Tripoli’s main airport on Sunday, unidentified war planes also attacked targets in the capital, Reuters reported residents as saying. Tripoli residents heard jets followed by explosions at dawn but more details were not immediately
‘Terrorist’ Islamist militias seize Libya Tripoli airport
Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Libya’s Tripoli airport have been branded as “terrorists” by the country’s elected parliament. A coalition of Islamist militias, mainly from the Libyan city of Misrata, claimed control over Tripoli’s main airport on Saturday
Tunisia, Egypt close air routes to and from Libya
Tunisia and Egypt’s Cairo airport cancelled most flights to and from Libya on Thursday, officials said, days after the Libyan government said unidentified war planes had attacked positions of armed groups in Tripoli. A spokesman for the Tunisian Aviation Authority
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