Tag: Barack Obama

Former US envoy advises Tunisian leader to refrain from following footsteps of late Ben Ali

January 3, 2022

Former US ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray has urged the President Kais Saied  not to take a leaf out of ex- autocratic Ben Ali’s book, ... Read More

Libya: US airstrikes hit again IS fighters near Sirte

September 29, 2017

US military command for Africa AFRICOM said Thursday it conducted several strikes against the Islamic State (IS) fighters near the city of Sirte following last ... Read More

Libya: US airstrikes kill 17 ISIS fighters near Sirte

September 25, 2017

US African command AFRICOM announced it killed 17 Islamic State group (IS) fighters in six air strikes on terrorist training camps of the group located ... Read More

Sisi, Trump Vow to Continue Cooperation in Terrorism War

January 24, 2017

Egyptian President Sisi and President Donald Trump discussed on Monday the fight against terrorism and extremism. The phone talk between the two Heads of State ... Read More

Libya: US Airstrikes Kill Dozens IS Militants near Sirte

January 20, 2017

US airpower has carried sorties in Libya near Sirte killing close to 100 militants of the Islamic State group (IS), American defense officials announced. Up ... Read More

COP22: Security Measures Enhanced in Marrakesh

November 3, 2016

Enhanced security measures were taken by Moroccan security services under the direct supervision of Abdellatif Hammouchi, head of Morocco’s domestic intelligence agency (DGST), in Marrakech ... Read More

DRC: US Senators Call for Sanctions on Kabila

May 28, 2016

US senators called on President Barack Obama on Friday to impose sanctions on officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo responsible for violence and rights ... Read More

Libya: GNA Continues Stamping its Authority, Foreign Ministry Conquered

April 26, 2016

The Libyan UN-backed unity government is steadily asserting itself as the sole central administration of the war-torn country as it announced Monday it took control ... Read More

Obama Debunks Suggestions of International Troops in Libya

April 23, 2016

US President Barack Obama Friday dismissed claims that the international community was planning to send ground troops to Libya to shore up the unity government ... Read More

Libya is my Biggest Mistake, President Obama

April 11, 2016

The role played, or rather not played, by NATO coalition forces in Libya in the aftermath of the 2011 toppling of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi ... Read More