Tag: Libya
Could a Biden Presidency Mean Return to Humanitarian Bombing of ‘Pax Obama’?
After the 'America First' foreign policy of Donald Trump - the first elected US president since Dwight Eisenhower not to start a major war...
Refugees Flood Into Sudan as Ethiopia Promises ‘Final Offensive’ Against Rebel Tigrayans
Africa12:40 GMT 17.11.2020Ethiopia is an ethnic jigsaw puzzle of different tribes - Amhara, Oromo, Tigrayan, Sidama, Gurage, Wolayta and Somali. Meles Zenawi and a Tigrayan elite...
Fear of Refugees Heading to Europe as Ethiopia Prosecutes War Against ‘Criminal Junta’ in Tigray
Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has sent troops and air force jets into the rebellious Tigray region. Abiy, who ironically won the Nobel Peace Prize last year,...
Trump Warns Biden Will ‘Open Floodgate to Radical Islamic Terrorism’ Should He Win Election
US11:59 GMT 30.10.2020One of the first things Trump did after being sworn in as president was to introduce travel bans on several countries,...
Armenian PM: US Needs to Explain If It Gave Turkey F-16s ‘to Bomb Peaceful Villages’ in Karabakh
Yerevan has repeatedly accused Ankara of militarily supporting and even commanding Azerbaijani operations in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, and of redeploying jihadist militants from Syria...
Libya’s Haftar Announces Resumption of Oil Production, Exports
Middle East11:18 GMT 18.09.2020(updated 12:01 GMT 18.09.2020)Protests broke out in areas loyal to both the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in...
Action Heroes Gone Awry: UN Probing Failed Mercenary Group Who Offered Hit Jobs for Libya’s Haftar
Africa19:00 GMT 14.09.2020(updated 20:37 GMT 14.09.2020)The United Nations is looking into a mercenary outfit that reportedly offered hit job services to...
At Least 37 Million People Displaced by US War on Terror, Study Finds
World23:07 GMT 08.09.2020A new report by the Costs of War Project has found that at least 37 million people have been displaced by...
Top US Army General Dismisses Trump Remark About Pentagon ‘Wanting to Do Nothing But Fight Wars’
US19:14 GMT 08.09.2020(updated 19:30 GMT 08.09.2020)President Donald Trump drew comparisons to former President Dwight D. Eisenhower after accusing “top people in...
Manchester Arena Inquiry Asked If There Were ‘Missed Opportunities’ to Stop Suicide Bomber
UK11:21 GMT 07.09.2020(updated 11:39 GMT 07.09.2020)On 22 May 2017 suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device in the foyer of Manchester...
Libya crisis: Rival authorities announce ceasefire
Libya's rival authorities have announced an immediate ceasefire.
The Tripoli-based and internationally recognised Government of National...
Libya conflict: Why Egypt might send troops to back Gen Haftar
By Magdi Abdelhadi
Egypt analyst...
Belarus ruler Lukashenko says Russia lying over 'mercenaries'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has accused Russia of lying about a "mercenary" group arrested in Belarus...
UK Diplomat Richard Moore Named as New MI6 Chief
UK15:21 GMT 29.07.2020(updated 18:54 GMT 29.07.2020)Having served as the British Ambassador to Turkey and Director General for Political Affairs at the...
Cairo Prefers Diplomacy Over War in Libya But Won’t Hesitate to Use Force – Ex-Aide to Egypt’s FM
Although Egypt's parliament has given its approval to send troops to Libya, citing Cairo's security concerns, a former aide to the Egyptian foreign minister...
Turkey Wants France to Apologise Over Mediterranean Warships Incident That Led to NATO Probe
World10:27 GMT 02.07.2020(updated 13:23 GMT 02.07.2020)Turkish frigates confronted French naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to inspect a...
