UN: Malta’s PM calls for withdrawal of ‘foreign fighters’ from Libya

Malta’s Prime Minister, Robert Abela, has called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya and urged strict enforcement of the Libyan arms embargo, in accordance with Security Council resolutions. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Abela emphasized that assisting the Libyan people in finding a lasting solution to their prolonged institutional crisis is a […]

Libya not a failed state, Egypt considering military intervention

Despite the ongoing violence in Libya, the Council of Representatives has met for its first session in Tobruk due to the raging battles in Benghazi. Abu Bakr Baira, the lawmaker who presided over the session, said they have to “prove to the world that Libya is not a failed country” although internal differences have already […]

Moroccan seasonal worker dies, 25 injured in bus accident in Spain

A Moroccan woman died and 25 others were injured, when a bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday in southern Spain, the emergency services said. The bus carrying 34 Moroccan farm workers from San Juan del Puerto to Huelva overturned just before sunrise some 50 km from the southwestern Andalusian city of Huelva, […]