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The Pentagon on Monday confirmed the death of a senior leader of Al-Qaeda’s East Africa branch, the Shebab in an air strike in Somalia last week which also killed two other militants. Sandhere, “also known as ‘Ukash,’ a senior leader Read more
The new U.N special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler stressed that an agreement for a Libyan unity government must be put in place even if there is a lack of consensus of parties involved. Kobler told participants in the 7th Read more
Tunisia’s reaction to the third major ISIS-claimed attack in the country has been criticized by some politicians demanding the government to double efforts in fighting terrorism. An attack on the bus of the presidential guards by a Tunisian suicide bomber Read more
Qatar’s mediation efforts made it possible to sign a peace and reconciliation agreement between the Tebu and the Tuareg tribes that are fighting in the southern part of Libya over the control of oilfields. The region is not controlled by Read more
The new U.N special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler had his first official contact with the representatives of the two rival governments in Libya during the weekend to continue the U.N-led dialogue for a political agreement. Kobler visited the Tobruk-based Read more
A day before the new U.N secretary general’s special envoy to Libya Martin Kobler takes on his duties, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the UN Human Rights Office published a report highlighting the numerous “violations of international Read more
A New York Times report has raised questions about the United Arab Emirates (UAE) role in Libya as leaked emails show that the country may have been smuggling weapons there at least up to August, in violation of a U.N. Read more
Libyan authorities in charge of the capital Tripoli said on Wednesday they have arrested and placed under investigation, a soldier from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on suspicion of spying, after they found evidence in his documents and on his Read more
Fresh clashes between militants of the Islamic State and the Libyan National Army (LNA,) a force loyal to the internationally recognized Tobruk-based government, began on Tuesday in Benghazi, enabled the LNA to recover three former air force bases; two in Read more
Spanish diplomat and Head of UN Special Mission in Libya is spending his last hours as mediator in the Libyan crisis as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon officially appointed German veteran diplomat Kobler to take over. Leon is to hand Read more