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A U.N monitoring group released a report on the situation in Libya warning that the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is focusing its attention on the North African country with its base in Sirte. The report stated that militants in Sirte are much more controlled by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader, and slogans […]
The death toll of the twin bomb attack on Thursday in Beirut claimed by the Islamic State group increased to 41 with more than 200 people injured. The attack took place in a Shia neighborhood where Hezbollah is influential but the statement of responsibility made by IS did not cite that it was motivated by […]
A meeting at the U.N that was expected to mark a peace agreement between the two Libyan rival governments turned out to be another occasion for the global body to set October 20 as a new deadline after three failures. During the meeting, U.N secretary general Ban Ki-moon urged both parties to accept the draft […]
The foreign ministers of Algeria, Chad and Niger met in Algiers on Sunday to discuss the security challenges facing the Sahel region with emphasis on the ongoing Libyan war while showing support for the implementation and respect of the peace agreement in Mali. Algeria’s Minister of Maghreban, African and Arab Affairs Abdelkader Messahel said that […]
After failing to reach an agreement on several occasions, the latest deadline announced by U.N’s special envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, has been termed as “crucial” because of the legal consequences that might follow. He said the Libyan parties at the ongoing negotiations which started on Tuesday in Geneva should work towards sealing an agreement […]
The one-day 4th Summit of the Pan-African Agency for the Great Green Belt held in Mauritania this Monday with the participation of several African Heads of State concerned by the desert encroachment has reignited the debate over the arrest of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. President Omar Al-Bashir arrived, Sunday, in Mauritanian capital city Nuakchott, leading […]
Another round of talks in Morocco has ended between Libya’s two rival governments with the U.N special envoy telling reporters he is optimistic that a general agreement could be reached. The delegates left Morocco for Libya on Monday but they are expected to be back on Thursday to continue the talks after holding consultations with […]
The Tripoli-based government has targeted militants of the Islamic State group in Sirte in airstrikes and eyewitnesses have stated that the militants were hit. Defense ministry spokesman Mohamed Abdulkafi confirmed the attack and explained that “warplanes of the air force of the National Salvation government conducted air strikes last night on an internal security building […]
President Erdoğan has stated that Egyptian death row prisoner Mohammed Morsi is still the president of Egypt as far as he is concerned. The Turkish president based his stance on democratic principles and criticized the international community for being silent. Erdoğan’s latest attack must have been provoked by the decision of an Egyptian court that […]
The Tobruk based government has sounded what could be seen as a warning to European countries that are planning to fight against illegal migration through a military campaign. Few days after firing and bombarding a flagged Cook Island cargo ship killing one Turkish national, the internationally recognized government posted on Facebook that other countries should […]