First Independent Mena Newspaper
Some of Libya’s chemical weapons have been taken by armed men who stormed the chemical factory in Jufra district where they are stored. The amount taken by the armed men is unknown but fears already exist that they could find their way to militants loyal to ISIS. Military sources who spoke to the media stated […]
President Sisi stated in a recorded address aired by state television that Egypt’s military has no interest in invading or attacking other nations, but will defend Egypt as well as the region “if required and in coordination with our Arab brothers.” Associated Press reported in November last year that Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab […]
The killing of Egyptian nationals by a Libyan extremist group affiliated to the Islamic State was followed by bombings from Egypt on their alleged positions in Libya. The incidents have however turned out to be a diplomatic row between Qatar and Egypt after an Egyptian diplomat accused Doha of supporting terrorism in a dispute over […]
Four years after they helped the Libyans oust the despotic regime of Gaddafi, many western capitals are now considering the possibility of acting again to stop the extremist groups from taking hold of this North African country. Few days ago, some Libyan Islamic radical fighters linked to Isis beheaded 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians, prompting worldwide […]
UN special envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has stressed that “an agreement with all stakeholders should be a priority” in ending the Libyan war. He said the warring parties should be dedicated to finding a peaceful solution because failure to reach an agreement will oblige the Security Council to ask “the UN to fill the […]
A political dialogue between the rival governments in Libya was held in Ghadames and for the first time all the invited participants attended the UN-brokered talks seeking to end the Libyan war. Bernadino Leon, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) held separate meetings with the two governments before the dialogue started. […]
Residents of Tunisia’s two main border crossings with Libya staged a general strike Tuesday to protest against what they say is excessive force by police when clashes demonstrations over the weekend left one person dead. Unions in the two towns want the government to uplift an export tax imposed on goods in the area since […]
The Middle Eastern and North Africa (MENA) countries will invest 755 billion dollars in energy projects in the next five coming years despite the falling oil prices, according to an economic study released on the 4th February 2015. Approximately 42% of these investments of USD 316 billion will be spent in power generation, 31% from […]
Fighting for the control of the eastern Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil ports has started again with between the two rival governments and both sides are claiming that they are having the upper hand. The ports are being controlled by militants loyal to the Tobruk government but Tripoli has been trying to force them […]
A group calling itself the “Islamic State in Tripoli Province” has released a video message claiming that it carried out the attack on the Tripoli hotel which killed ten people. The attack was motivated by the death of Abu Anas al-Libi under US custody at the beginning of the year. The group has warned of […]