First Independent Mena Newspaper
Prime Minister Essid has stated that his government is planning to begin negotiations with the European Union for “the complete and detailed draft free trade association” to be finalized. He said negotiations between them could begin as early as October in order for the agreement to “soon see the day.” He was speaking at a […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has escaped Tuesday another assassination attempt in the eastern city of Tobruk, after attending hostile questioning in the parliament According to press reports, the hit-men intercepted the Premier’s convoy and opened fire on his car, but he survived the attack. One of his bodyguards was injured during the operation. Mr. […]
Defense ministers and army chiefs of staff of Arab countries met lately in Cairo to discuss the project of setting up a joint military force to be deployed to defend common interest and ward off terror threats. The idea to create a joint Arab army came up after Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies formed […]
Hours after a Tunisian soldier went on a shooting rampage in a military barracks killing at least seven people before being shot dead, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility and identified the soldier as Mehdi Jaami. Tunisia’s Defense Ministry had earlier said that it was an “isolated act” and that the situation was under control, […]
A court in Cairo sentenced a policeman 25 years of imprisonment, a death sentence on sexual assault charges on an ill girl at Imbaba police station. A few days after the gloomy report by FIDH (International Federation of Human Rights) accusing them of sexual abuses, Egypt authorities have handed death sentence a policeman. Officials said […]
Forces loyal to Tobruk have attacked a ship along the Libyan coast claiming that it had received information that it was allegedly bringing fuel for ISIS in Libya. The attack took place off the coast of Sirte and Saqr al-Joroushi, the head of the Tobruk air force, said the ship was carrying “mercenaries, weapons and […]
The European Union (E.U) is finding it difficult to find allies on the South bank of the Mediterranean Sea that will help it fight against illegal migration to Europe. The latest setback came from Algiers after a diplomat revealed that a request for an E.U airbase for unmanned reconnaissance drones to fight against human and […]
A Moroccan alleged jihadist who had been deported back home from Great Britain on Wednesday claimed he had been subjected to abuses and sexual assault during his detention. The Moroccan, Younes Tssouli, in his thirties, had lived in London for some ten years before being sentenced to a sixteen-year prison term for alleged cyber-jihadist activities […]
Tunisia will join Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco as the fifth Arab country to be designated as a major non-NATO ally of the U.S. The announcement was made by President Barack Obama after a meeting with Tunisia’s President Essebsi, on his first visit to the U.S since his election last year. President Obama said the […]
The Tobruk and Tripoli governments have oriented their guns towards extremist groups in territories under their respective control although the rivalry between them continues. Forces of the internationally recognized Tobruk government are fighting Majlis al-Shura, an umbrella for armed groups including Ansar al-Sharia, in the eastern city of Benghazi while Tripoli is battling it […]