Libya: Haftar reinforces Russia ties with recent visit

Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar of the Libya National Army (LNA) was in Moscow for a two day visit during which he met the Russian Defense and Foreign Affairs Ministers, General Sergei Shoigu and Sergei Lavrov respectively. Haftar said relations with Read more

Libya: Dinar plunges alarmingly, Central Bank says it is “logical”

Libya’s black markets have registered an unprecedented surge in the rates of the foreign currencies in exchange of the Libyan dinar over the weekend; further increasing the differences between the Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj of the UN-Backed Government of National Read more

Morocco: American intelligence services tip off Moroccan counterpart on IS militants’ incursion

Moroccan intelligence services have received information from their American counterparts of a movement of some Islamic State group (IS) militants disguised as merchants fleeing Libya in direction to the North African country, reports say. The report stems from the Arabic Read more

Arab states lose more than $600 billion in 4 years due to Arab Spring

A self immolation in Tunisia in December 2010 which gave birth to protest against the Ben Ali regime and eventually led to its downfall before crossing borders into other countries in North Africa and the Middle East has immensely contributed Read more

Libya: NOC Chairman laments about not exploiting opportunities

Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla outlined that Libya needs to assure that ports and pipelines remain open and the blockade on the Riyayna pipeline by the Zintani tribal militia be lifted as well as satisfy the Read more

Western Powers, KSA, UAE & Qatar Ponder over Libya’s Economic Hurdles

The UK, US and the EU in addition to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar Monday discussed in London plans to support the Libyan economy and prevent the North African oil-rich country from sliding deeper in economic turmoil. Read more

Tunisia: 13 Terrorists Jailed in Iraq Back Home

Tunisia, the world’s largest foreign Jihadists supplier, has registered the return of 13 terrorists tried and jailed in Iraq, the country’s ambassador in Baghdad said. Several thousands of Tunisians according to a UN expert group have joined terrorist groups, mainly Read more