Tag: Libya

Algeria, Tunisia against Foreign Intervention in Libya

February 15, 2016

The foreign ministers of Tunisia and Algeria have reiterated their opposition to foreign intervention in Libya, raising concern that such an intervention might affect their ... Read More

Libya: IS fleeing southwards dodging inexistent airstrikes

February 12, 2016

Intelligence sources have claimed that the militants of the IS group in Libya have begun to flee southwards and could be heading to neighboring Sahel ... Read More

Libya: IS in Libya biggest concern for U.S

February 11, 2016

Europe and the United States continue to consider a military intervention in Libya to neutralize the threat posed by the Islamic State (IS) group but ... Read More

Libya: Tripoli Threatens to Shut Border with Tunisia after Ban on Libyan planes

February 10, 2016

Foreign Minister of the Tripoli-based Salvation government Ali Abu Zakouk Tuesday launched a tirade against Tunisia and threatened to close the border between the two ... Read More

Libya: Presidential council seeks another week to name cabinet

February 9, 2016

Libya’s presidential council formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA) signed in Morocco in December has requested that the deadline to name a new cabinet ... Read More

Tunisia-Terrorism: Border Wall Completed

February 7, 2016

Tunisia’ defense minister Farhat Hachani announced that the first phase of the fight against the flow of terrorists between Tunisia and Libya has been completed ... Read More

Libya: Unity Government Formation Talks Teeter

February 4, 2016

The Libyan Thursday talks in Morocco for the formation of a unity government have hit the wall after participants failed to reach consensus. According to ... Read More

Libya: Serraj Leading Talks for New Unity Government in Skhirat

February 4, 2016

The Libyan rivals who endorsed the Political Dialogue Agreement are meeting Thursday in Skhirat, Morocco, to form a new cabinet after the previous cabinet was ... Read More

Morocco: Seven alleged IS militants en route to Libya arrested

February 3, 2016

Moroccan security authorities Tuesday succeeded in disrupting plans of seven extremists to join IS in Libya. The seven alleged militants, from Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, ... Read More

Libya: France rules out military intervention against IS

February 3, 2016

France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius Tuesday dismissed claims that France will join a US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) in Libya. “There is ... Read More