Tag: Libya

Tunisia: Army Receives Six US Helicopters to Beef up Anti-Terror Fight

February 6, 2017

Prime Minister Youssef Chahed Saturday inspected six new US-made helicopters delivered to Tunisia to further the army’s capacity to fight terrorism and secure border with ... Read More

Libya: Haftar Hopes for a Russia-US Coalition to Ouster Terrorists

February 6, 2017

Libyan field Marshal Khalifa Haftar told French media Journal du Dimanche (JDD) Sunday he hoped President Donald Trumps would join President Vladimir Putin in supporting ... Read More

AMU Paralysis: King’s Speech before AU Sounds the Alarm

February 3, 2017

The speech delivered by King Mohammed VI before the Heads of State attending the 28th African Union Summit rang the alarm bell as to the ... Read More

Italy Creates €200-million Fund to Tackle Illegal Migration from Africa

February 2, 2017

Italy Wednesday announced it was setting up a fund allocated for African countries to upgrade the fight against illegal migration. Speaking in Rome, Italian Foreign ... Read More

Libya: Turkey Second Country to Reopen Embassy

January 31, 2017

Ankara Monday announced it reopened its embassy in Tripoli, becoming the second foreign country to do so following Italy. The embassy was close more than ... Read More

Dlamini Zuma Ends Tenure at AU with Diatribe against Morocco

January 27, 2017

As Morocco gathers support in favor of its return to the African Union (AU) after a 33-year old absence, the Chairperson of the AU commission, ... Read More

Libya: GNA to Impose Entry Visa to Neighbors

January 26, 2017

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday announced it would impose entry visa to citizens of neighboring countries, including Tunisia, in a move to ... Read More

UN-Backed Libyan Institutions to be Reformed, Political Dialogue Committee

January 25, 2017

The Libya Political Agreement signed in December 2015 by some members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and the General National Congress (GNC) in ... Read More

CIA Declassifies 6597 Documents on Morocco

January 24, 2017

The CIA has made available online 930,000 declassified files, that is about 13 million pages, of which 6597 documents are related to Morocco. The trove ... Read More

Tunisia: Ennahdha’s Chief Hails Trump

January 23, 2017

Leader of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahdha has debunked claims that the new US President Donald Trump is anti-Islam. For Rached Ghanouchi only Jihadists will ... Read More