US Libya envoy to hold talks with Haftar in Egypt to support December elections

US envoy to Libya Richard Norland will meet this Wednesday in Cairo with rebel and retired field marshal Khalifa Haftar and Egyptian officials in an effort to push for December parliamentary and presidential elections. The US embassy in Libya said on Twitter that the visit comes “as part of US efforts to support Libyan parliamentary […]

Libya: Car bombing hits Tripoli, damaging Eni office

A car bombing attack rocked the Libyan capital Tripoli Monday wounding one person and damaging the Italian gas company giant Eni office. Witnesses of the incident told reporters two cars exploded no far from the offices of Mellitah Oil and Gas, a joint corporation belonging to the Italian giant Eni and the Libyan government. The […]

Ruins of 16th-Century Jewish Community uncovered in Morocco

Researchers from Morocco, Israel, and France have discovered remnants of a small Jewish community in the mountains of Morocco. The ruins of the community’s synagogue in the small village of Tamanart – located on the outskirts of the Sahara desert – were found while conducting a preliminary survey of Jewish sites in the area and […]