An updated count of the casualties of the earthquake that shook some central Moroccan provinces and prefectures on September 8 has put the number of dead at 2,681 and the number of injured at 2,501 up to 07.00 p.m. this Monday, the Ministry of the Interior said in a statement. By province, the tremor resulted […]
A day after the militants of Ansar al-Sharia took over an army base in Benghazi and killing more than a score of soldiers, they have announced that Benghazi is now formally an “Islamic emirate.” The claim is however being denied by pro-government militias who called their withdrawal from “certain positions” was due to “tactical reasons.” […]
Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Sunday failed to win firm backing from the United Arab Emirate (UAE) after Abu Dhabi called for the implementation of the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) signed in December. Faiez Serraj held talks with UAE’s deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan to persuade the Emiratis to drop their support for […]
