Author: Wed, 2019-02-06 21:31 BENGHAZI: Libyan forces from the country’s east have taken control of the southern Sharara oil field, part of an expansion of Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s control over Libya’s main revenue generator. Ahmed Mesmari, spokesman for the Libyan National Army … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-02-05 22:04 WASHINGTON: The US urged other countries Monday to bring home hundreds of Daesh fighters captured in Syria, a delicate issue for allies such as France and Britain as President Donald Trump withdraws troops. Washington drew a line … read more
Tue, 2019-02-05 21:17 TRIPOLI: At least 69 municipal councils out of 120 in Libya may not hold elections in March due to a lack of funding by the UN-backed government, the head of the elections committee said. Libyan authorities allowed municipal … read more
Author: Tue, 2019-02-05 21:09 SANAA: Retired Danish general Michael Lollesgaard arrived Tuesday in Sanaa to head the UN observer mission in war-wracked Yemen and replace his predecessor whose ties with the rebels were reportedly strained. Lollesgaard replaces Patrick Cammaert, the Dutch … read more
Tue, 2019-02-05 20:57 KHARTOUM: Sudan’s defense minister said on Monday that young people caught up in recent turmoil had “reasonable ambition,” the second apparently conciliatory gesture in three days from a senior government figure. Students, activists and other protesters frustrated … read more