Libyan Plane Bombs Greek-Operated Tanker at Port
Three years after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is mired in a power struggle between two rival factions of former rebels who have established competing governments, both claiming legitimacy and control of vast oil resources. Both sides have.
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20 Egyptian Coptic Christians Abducted in Libya, Witnesses Say
Western news reports say masked gunmen in Libya have kidnapped 20 Egyptian Coptic Christian workers in recent days, including 13 people abducted from a residential compound in the coastal city of Sirte. The Associated Press quoted one witness as .
Pakistan Kills Scores of Militants After School Massacre
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN���. Pakistan has intensified counterterrorism security operations near the border with Afghanistan, killing scores of Islamist militants since Tuesdays school massacre that left 149 people dead, most of them children. A top.
11 Wounded in Bombing Outside Libyan Parliament in Tobruk
The bombing is the most violent attack on the parliament since it set up in Tobruk, near the Egyptian border. No one claimed responsibility for the bombing. Officials. The House of Representatives in Tobruk is allied to the internationally.
Egypt Declares State of Emergency in Sinai After Terror Attacks
Egypt has declared a state of emergency in parts of the Sinai Peninsula and closed down the border crossing into Gaza after two separate terror attacks Friday. A car bomb blew up at an army checkpoint near the town of al-Arish. Gunmen later attacked.
Libya Strikes Militias After Oil Tank Attacks
Libyas foreign minister warned Sunday that a coalition of extremist groups is making a push to seize the troubled countrys oil resources, after an assault on eastern terminals set storage tanks ablaze, destroying 800,000 barrels of crude. A missile.
Egypts Sissi Urges West to Support Libya
Egypt is training anti-Islamist Libyan forces on its soil and sharing intelligence in a bid to stamp out militancy next door. Security officials say Libyan pilots in Egyptian warplanes bombed militant targets in Libya earlier this year, but officials.
US Surprised by Egypt, UAE Airstrikes on Libyan Militants
The militants gained control of the Tripoli airport just hours after the second attack. Warning against interference. On Monday, the United States and four top European allies warned against outside interference in Libya. The State Department, along.
As Fighting Continues, Libyan Oil Production Remains Volatile
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Libyas Factions Agree to New Talks in Geneva Next Week
TRIPOLI���. The United Nations top envoy to Libya said Saturday that rival factions in the war-torn North African country had agreed to hold talks in the coming days, in a push to end a deadly four-year security crisis. A U.N. statement, issued after.
1 of 3 Suspects in Paris Shootings Surrenders
PARIS���. The youngest suspect identified in Wednesdays mass slaying at the office of a French satirical magazine in Paris has surrendered. Sources told news agencies that Hamyd Mourad, 18, gave himself up to police after a daylong manhunt for him and .
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Al-Jazeera Journalists Await Appeal After Year in Egyptian Jail
Three Al-Jazeera journalists are marking one year since they were arrested in Egypt on charges of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood, as they look toward a court date Thursday to appeal their case. Australian Peter Greste and Egyptian-Canadian .
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Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for al-Jazeera Journalists
The appellate court decision to throw out the verdict in the case of three al-Jazeera TV journalists drew applause and criticism, after the judicial panel ruled the men must be retried. But the presiding judge said he did not have the authority to.
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US-led Forces Launch 10 Airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
The U.S.-led coalition launched seven airstrikes in Syria and three in Iraq on Wednesday against Islamic State militants, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement. In Syria, five of the airstrikes were near Kobani and two were near al Hasakah.
Egypt Bombs Libyan IS Stronghold After Massacre
Egypt carried out a second round of airstrikes in eastern Libya Monday, in swift retaliation for the massacre of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic State militants in Libya. The bombings killed dozens of militants and several civilians in the.