ISIS moves very deliberately in gaining from the chaos in Libya
Summary Kevin CaseyStacey Pollard| The Daily Star Early media coverage of the actions of ISIS in Libya has centered on the group’s swift seizure of territory and the expansion of […]
Libya’s Thani says Turkey supplying weapons to rival
Summary Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani said his government would stop dealing with Turkey because it was sending weapons to a rival group in Tripoli so “the Libyan […]
In Minya, hundreds mourn local men slaughtered in Libya
In Al-Our village, families, mourners and officials attend funeral ceremony for 21 Copts decapitated by Islamic State militants Marina Barsoum , Monday 16 Feb 2015 Hundreds of grieving mourners in […]
Egypt bombs ISIL targets in Libya after mass beheadings
Air strikes carried out hours after armed group released video showing the killing of 21 Egyptian Christians. More…..http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/02/egypt-bombs-isil-targets-libya-mass-beheadings-150216063339037.html
Copts held in Libya by people smugglers freed
Coptic Christian men whose relatives were abducted in Libya leave the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday. (AP) Agence France Presse Published — Tuesday 6 January 2015 Last update 5 January 2015 10:49 pm | | A A http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.c27d2d163408c0fe087fbfe1c687ce2b.en.html#_=1420535384122&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&id=twitter-widget-1&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fmiddle-east%2Fnews%2F685091&size=m&text=Copts%20held%20in%20Libya%20by%20people%20smugglers%20freed%20%7C%20Arab%20News%3A&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091%23.VKumUs6vE5s.twitter&via=Arab_News https://apis.google.com/se/0/_/+1/fastbutton?usegapi=1&size=medium&hl=en-US&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&gsrc=3p&ic=1&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fscs%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fk%3Doz.gapi.en.X-IwcXRmeCQ.O%2Fm%3D__features__%2Fam%3DEQ%2Frt%3Dj%2Fd%3D1%2Ft%3Dzcms%2Frs%3DAGLTcCPH1gfqBQVq8H5mPfSCX_aPgsPLwQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart%2Concircled%2Cdrefresh%2Cerefresh&id=I0_1420535382127&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com&pfname=&rpctoken=29778477 http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?action=like&app_id=172525162793917&channel=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.ak.facebook.com%2Fconnect%2Fxd_arbiter%2F7r8gQb8MIqE.js%3Fversion%3D41%23cb%3Df27458376e9f9b8%26domain%3Dwww.arabnews.com%26origin%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.arabnews.com%252Ff35cad73d681dfa%26relation%3Dparent.parent&font=arial&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arabnews.com%2Fnode%2F685091&layout=button_count&locale=en_US&ref=.VKumUrSXZ8Q.like&sdk=joey&send=false&show_faces=false&width=90 LATEST STORIES IN MIDDLE-EAST Arab News Old regime’s […]
Two die after fighter jet bombs Greek tanker in Libya
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Two crewmen have died after a Greek-owned oil tanker was bombed by an unidentified military fighter jet while anchored in Libya, media reports said Monday. The Liberian-flagged Araevo came under attack at the port of Derna late on Sunday, reports said, citing Greek maritime authorities. There were […]
Air raids hit militia-held Misrata
TRIPOLI: Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government carried out their first air strikes Sunday against militia-held third city Misrata, a spokesman said.’ Col. Ahmed Mesmari said the strikes were […]
Egypt, Sudan to coordinate on Libya unrest
Summary Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Sunday his country will work with Sudan to support Libya’s military against Islamic militants in a bid to restore stability to the two countries’ war-torn neighbor. El-Sissi’s remarks came at the end of a two-day visit by Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. El-Sissi said Sudan […]
Libya turmoil: Benghazi hit by air strikes and clashes
Gunfire and air strikes have been reported in Libya’s second city, Benghazi, amid an offensive to drive out Islamist militias. The offensive is said to involve forces loyal to ex-general Khalifa Haftar, who is also reportedly backed by the army. READ MORE…
UN chief calls for peace in Libya during surprise visit
The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has called for peace in Libya during a surprise visit to Tripoli as part of a UN-brokered reconciliation process. On his first visit since 2011, when Col Muammar Gaddafi was ousted, he told MPs meeting at a hotel in the city there was “no […]
British hostage David Bolam freed in Libya
British teacher David Bolam has been released after being held hostage by militants in Libya since May. The Foreign Office said Mr Bolam, who taught at the now-closed International School […]
Another war to rearrange the ME
RAMZY BAROUD ARABNEWS.COM Published — Tuesday 16 September 2014 A few months ago, not many Americans, in fact Europeans as well, knew that a Yezidi community in fact existed in northwest Iraq. Even in the Middle East itself, the Yezidis and their way of life have been an enigma, shrouded […]
Migrant boat carrying 100 capsizes off Libya
Associated Press The Daily Star, Lebanon TRIPOLI, Libya: A Libyan coast guard official says a boat carrying more than 100 migrants has capsized off the coast near the capital. Abdel-Latif […]
A political coming of age in the Gulf
Summary by Rami G. Khouri, The Daily Star, Lebanon The apparent airstrike against targets in Tripoli, Libya, last week by the air force of the United Arab Emirates, in conjunction with Egypt, must go down as one of the most intriguing developments in the modern history of the Arab Gulf […]
Libya crisis: US ‘caught off-guard’ by air strikes
BBC News: The US was “caught off guard” by air strikes against Islamist militia in Libya, a senior official has told the BBC. The attacks on militia positions around Tripoli airport were reportedly carried out by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from bases in Egypt. Egypt has denied any involvement […]
Libya crisis: Tensions rise as Tripoli airport seized
BBC News: An armed militia alliance in Libya has captured Tripoli’s international airport after a battle lasting nearly a month. Islamist-affiliated forces from Misrata and other cities took over the airport from the Zintan militia, which has held it for three years. Libya’s new parliament, largely opposed to the Islamists, […]
Libya crisis: Unidentified planes ‘bomb’ Tripoli
BBC News: Unidentified war planes may have carried out overnight air strikes on the Libyan capital Tripoli, according to local media. READ MORE…
Unidentified war planes bomb Libyan capital’s militant positions
Unidentified war planes flew over the Libyan capital, Tripoli, early Monday, followed by sounds of explosions before the situation abruptly returned to peace, according to witnesses. Reuters reports a local TV channel’s story that the aircraft were targeting rebel positions in a highly volatile area fought over for over a […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community on the World Wide Web
Source: ahmadiyya-islam.org | alislam.org ONLINE NETWORK Al Islam (International) Countries in Africa Mauritius (English) Tanzania (Swahili) Countries in Asia Bangladesh China India India (Gurmukhi, Punjabi) India (Malayalam) India (Tamil) Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Iran Pakistan Russia Saudi Arabia Turkey Uzbekistan Countries in Europe Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria France Germany Greece Iceland Italy […]
Mideastern stability requires a new security consensus
June 19, 2014 12:11 AM By David Ignatius The Daily Star STORY SUMMARY Let’s look at the reality on the ground in the Middle East: Iraq and Syria are effectively partitioned along sectarian lines; Lebanon and Yemen are close to fracturing; Turkey, Egypt and Saudi Arabia survive intact, but as […]