Headlines Libya

Gen. Haftar Takes Strategic Jurfa Oasis in March Towards Tripoli

The Libyan National Army (LNA) Loyal to General Haftar have taken control of a strategic military base in Jufra after a battle with militias supporting the UN-backed government in Tripoli, media reports said. The takeover of Jufra oasis, 400 km south of Sirte, gives Haftar’s forces a boost in their advance towards Tripoli. The attack […]

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Egypt Bombs Daesh Positions in Libya in Retaliation for Attack against Copts

Egyptian fighter jets have stricken bases of the Islamic State (Daesh) in eastern Libya after the latter claimed the attack south of Cairo on a bus carrying Copts that left 29 dead. The Copts had been travelling to the monastery of St Samuel the Confessor, 85 miles south of Cairo, when their small convoy was […]

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After the ‘Arab Spring’: Winter is Underway for Religious Minorities in the MENA Region

No one can deny that Arab dictatorships have protected religious minorities across the Middle East and North Africa region for decades as a result of tactical decisions meant to win the political backing of Western powers and the financial support of funding agencies. The nomination of Jewish and Christian leaders to cabinet posts in many […]