ICRC: Red Cross worker killed in Libya
swissinfo.ch and agencies June 4, 2014 – 16:51 The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that one of its delegates, a Swiss citizen, had been killed […]
In Libya and Yemen, tribes with flags
Story Summary by Rami Khouri In Libya and Yemen, two Arab countries that are experiencing complicated, slow-motion transitions to more representative and accountable rule, we can clearly see a structural issue of troubled statehood that may also bedevil other Arab countries. As Libya and Yemen move ahead with plans to […]
Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port
Reuters | Mar 08, 2014 | 23:03 5 inShare The entrance to Zueitina oil terminal is seen in Zueitina, about 120km west of Benghazi July 18, 2013 (Reuters photo) TRIPOLI — Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled […]
World diplomats seek to stabilise Libya
AP | Mar 06, 2014 | 23:09 JORDAN TIMES inShare ROME — World diplomats worked Thursday to try to help Libya create a stable government and more secure environment amid the violence and growing political tensions that have festered since Muammar Qadhafi’s regime crumbled in 2011. The meeting of foreign […]
Confusion in Libya after Qadhafi son trial hearing not held
ZINTAN, Libya — There was confusion Thursday over the trial of Seif Al Islam, son of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi, after a scheduled hearing on charges of threatening national […]
How Goldman Sachs Rescued Libya
If a new lawsuit by the Libyan sovereign investment fund is to be believed, Wall Street bankers were able to accomplish what decades of sanctions could not—Gaddafi’s downfall. “Geopolitics is now a game best played with financial and commercial weapons. The new geoeconomic game may be more efficient and subtle […]
U.S. military personnel released after being held by Libya government
STORY SUMMARY Four American military personnel were detained by the Libyan government on Friday and held in custody for several hours before being released, U.S. officials said. A U.S. defense official said the Americans appeared to have been checking possible evacuation routes for the U.S. embassy in Tripoli. Psaki said […]
Gauging the Jihadist Movement, Part 1: The Goals of the Jihadists
By Scott Stewart STRATFOR Editor’s Note: The following is the first installment of a five-part series examining the global jihadist movement. Part 2 analyzes insurgent and terrorist theory. Part 3 defines the jihadist movement and evaluates its various elements. Part 4 looks at franchises and grassroots jihadists and Part 5 […]
Gunmen Kill American Teacher in Benghazi
By SULIMAN ALI ZWAY and KAREEM FAHIM Published: December 5, 2013 THE NEW YORK TIMES BENGHAZI, Libya — Gunmen on Thursday shot and killed a United States citizen who had been working as a teacher in an English-language school here, according to Libyan security officials and residents of the neighborhood […]
Libyan national assembly votes to follow Islamic law
Libya’s national assembly voted on Wednesday to make Islamic law, or sharia, the source of all legislation, in an apparent bid by moderate Islamists to outflank ultra-conservative militants who have been gaining influence. by REUTERS staff: Two years after the NATO-backed uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is still in […]
Heavy fighting rocks Libyan capital as rival militia battle
GHAITH SHENNIB AND ULF LAESSING | REUTERS Published — Friday 8 November 2013 ARABNEWS TRIPOLI: Anti-aircraft gunfire and grenade blasts erupted in several parts of Tripoli late on Thursday, the […]
Is The Hague making a mockery of justice so the CIA and MI6 can save face?
Robert Fisk investigates an alleged double standard over two prominent Libyans accused of crimes against humanity There’s a spot of skulduggery going on in the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. Not to put too fine a point upon it, a lot of questions are being asked about why […]
Eastern Libyans declare shadow govt
TRIPOLI: The leaders of a movement for self-rule in eastern Libya has unilaterally announced the formation of a shadow government, the latest challenge to the weakened central authority. The announcement came several months after the movement, backed by some militias and local tribes, declared the eastern half of Libya to […]
Libyan PM Ali Zeidan kidnapped by gunmen, government says
By NBC News and wire services TRIPOLI — Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been taken by force from a hotel in Tripoli by a group of former rebels, the […]
Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option
By Sharmine Narwani – Mon, 2013-07-29 15:28- Sandbox At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New circumstances, changed alliances and unexpected events will always conspire to alter one’s calculations to benefit a core agenda. In the Middle East today, those calculations are being adjusted with a frequency […]
Libya Faces Looming Crisis As Oil Output Slows To Trickle
by KRISHNADEV CALAMUR September 12, 2013 So it seemed Libya’s oil industry had survived intact and wouldn’t be roiling international markets. As recently as April, the country was producing 1.4 […]
Same War, Different Country
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: September 7, 2013 SAY, did you see the news from Libya — the last country we bombed because its leader crossed a red line or […]
Using Islam to Combat Domestic Violence
Source: The Daily Beast – by Alaa MurabitLibyan women wear tape over their mouths during a December 2012 protest in Martyrs’ Square in Tripoli calling for more freedom of expression, greater transparency, and a more important role for the judiciary and the security forces. (Mahmud Turkia/AFP/Getty) Enlightenment Using Islam to Combat […]
The adventures of a Libyan weapons dealer in Syria
REUTERS By Jessica Donati, Ghaith Shennib and Firas Bosalum BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Abdul Basit Haroun says he is behind some of the biggest shipments of weapons from Libya to Syria, which he delivers on chartered flights to neighboring countries and then smuggles over the border. After fleeing Libya in […]