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German is set to offer a double digit military package to Tunisia to help it bolster security at its border with Libya in the fight against IS militants. German media “Der Spiegel” reported on Friday, without indicating sources, the sum will be used to buy “armoured personnel carriers” to improve national forces fight against extremists […]
Mortar shells fired by IS militants killed five people and wounded scores as people gathered at Kish Square in Benghazi to celebrate the Libyan National Army (LNA) and distance themselves from the unity government. A medical source at Jalaa Hospital told media five bodies including a woman and a child were brought to the hospital. […]
Tunisian former Foreign Minister became Thursday Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU.) The 72-year-old former diplomat was appointed by the AMU Foreign Ministers Council at the 33rd session held in Tunis. Bacchoube will replace country-man Habib Ben Yahia, outgoing Secretary General of the AMU. Bacchoube was Tunisia’s Foreign Minister from February 2015 to […]
Governor Tahar Matmati of Medenine stated that the week-long border blockade that has affected trade between Libya and Tunisia “will be resolved very soon” as discussions between the two sides progress. The blockade imposed by Libyan authorities at the Ras Jedir crossing point is due to the “smuggling of subsidized goods” such as petrol according […]
The oil tanker flying Indian flag accused by the United Nations and the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC) of carrying illegal oil on behalf of the Libyan rival government based in the East has finally returned the shipment to the unity government, Head of the NOC said on Sunday. “Thanks to the intervention of the […]
Tunisia’s Interior Minister Hedi Majdoub revealed that they have gathered intelligence indicating that terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State operating in Libya are planning to launch attacks in the country. The attacks are to be carried out by suicide bombers against security officers, the official said during a hearing with the Security and Defense […]
UNSMIL Chief Martin Kobler Wednesday condemned the death of 12 Egyptians and 3 Libyans at Bani Walid the previous day following undetailed incidents. “I strongly deplore these terrible killings and call on those with authority on the ground in Bani Walid to ensure that the incidents are investigated and to prevent any further killings,” Kobler […]
Tunisian President revealed that though he has been opposed to military action in Libya to help crash IS militants, he is for targeted air strikes against IS jihadists whose actions still pose a big threat to Tunisia’s stability. Caid Essebsi told Italian paper La Stampa of his determination to combat IS which he said is […]
The Libyan UN-backed unity government is steadily asserting itself as the sole central administration of the war-torn country as it announced Monday it took control of the foreign ministry in Tripoli once in the hands of rival and staunch opposed Islamist administration. The takeover of the foreign ministry adds up to six other ministries already […]
UK’s Foreign Secretary Sunday revealed that British forces whether ground, naval or air could be sent to Libya at any time to combat IS which may use illegal migration routes to mount attacks in UK and Europe, but any military action in the North African country will be submitted to the House of Commons. “But […]