Tag: Libya
UN report documents mass violations of Libya arms embargo
CAIRO — A U.N. report has sketched a grim picture of conflict-wrecked Libya, accusing several foreign governments of turning the oil-rich country into a...
Turkey asks Brotherhood TVs to dim criticism of Egypt
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish authorities have asked three Istanbul-based Egyptian opposition TV channels to soften their critical political coverage of Egypt’s government, as Turkey...
Tunisian leader meets with Libya’s new government in Tripoli
CAIRO — Tunisia’s president met Wednesday with Libya's newly appointed government officials in Tripoli, becoming the first head of state to visit the war-torn...
UN urges foreign troops and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday urged countries with troops and mercenaries in Libya to withdraw them “without delay” as demanded...
Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the...
Libya authorities free journalists detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Sunday released two local journalists who had been detained in the capital last week following a news...
Libya media authority: Journalist detained after PM presser
CAIRO — Authorities in western Libya on Saturday revealed that they had detained a local journalist, two days after he disappeared in the capital...
UN urges foreign fighters and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called the establishment of a transitional government in Libya “an important milestone” Tuesday and urged all countries...
