Libya: British FM makes fun of dead bodies at conference

UK’s foreign minister Boris Johnson made news Tuesday disregarding dead bodies in Libya noting that the city of Sirte could become the next Dubai if authorities can clear dead bodies away, reports say. Boris is known for controversial remarks made the comments during address to members of the Conservative party. “The only thing they’ve got […]

Libya: GNA Turns Down EU’s Proposal to Build Migrant Camp on Libyan Soil

Libya’s UN-backed unity government Thursday rejected the European Union call for the creation of a migrant camp in Libya in a move to curb and control floods of migrants trying perilous trips to join countries of the 28-member block. Since 2011, following the fall of Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan coasts have been departure points […]

Oil-drilling vessel capsizes in Gulf of Suez, leaving four dead and four missing

At least four crew members have been confirmed dead and four others remain missing after an oil-drilling ship capsized on Tuesday evening off the coast of Ras Ghareb in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez. The vessel, which had 30 workers aboard, overturned near Gabel el-Zeit, a key oil production hub roughly 300 kilometres south of the […]