by Spencer S. Hsu | Oct 16, 2017 | Middle East
Washington- A CIA witness testified Tuesday that the body of US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens was returned after the September 2012 attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, Libya, only after he overheard Libyan fighters discussing whether to tell Americans about a...
by Mattia Toaldo | Sep 16, 2017 | Opinion
This summer has seen a flurry of summits and meetings on Libya. On 25 July, Paris hosted a meeting between Sarraj and Haftar. Last week, Brazzaville hosted a meeting of the African Union with Prime Minister Faiez Sarraj, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aghila...
by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 12, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo, London- Libya National Army Spokesman Colonel Ahmad al-Mesmary revealed on Friday that multiple conflict zones overrun by extremist militias were run by Doha. He further clarified his claims by saying that direct funding and deployment of an armed faction into...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 16, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo – Libyans and authorities celebrated on Saturday the reopening of Benghazi Benina Airport. The airport will now be open to commercial flights. It was closed for three years due to fighting in the city. The official inauguration of the airport took place on...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo – The Libyan National Army (LNA) announced on Saturday that it was still pursuing the remaining extremists in the northern city of Benghazi only days after it announced that it was liberated from the gunmen. Military and medical officials announced that 12...