Foreigners urged to leave Libya amid rising violence
Shots fired at UK embassy vehicle; US evacuates its diplomatic staff as fighting rages in Tripoli
View ArticleHip-hop, graffiti in Lebanon tag a nation’s woes
Urban culture icons attempt to re-engage disaffected youth in debate on burning political issues at home and abroad
View ArticleLibya Islamist militias ‘seize Tripoli airport’
Fajr Libya claims to have captured international airport a day after air raid left 13 gunmen dead
View ArticleMilitia says it ‘secured’ vacant US compound in Libya
After US personnel clear out, Islamist group takes over Tripoli embassy, smashing windows but leaving equipment intact
View ArticleMystery airstrikes target Libyan Islamist militias
One killed, four wounded in four raids near Tripoli, according to a commander
View ArticleLebanese troops battle Sunni militants in Tripoli streets
Gunmen have so far killed five soldiers and two civilians; army takes control of northern suburb
View ArticleNine killed in twin suicide bombing in Lebanon
Blasts target cafe in Tripoli as Syrian conflict ratchets up sectarian tensions; al-Nusra claims responsibility
View ArticleAt least nine killed in Tripoli hotel blast
Five foreigners among dead; Islamic State takes responsibility for attack on luxury property in Libya
View ArticleTwo abducted Bangladeshis freed in Libya
Captives were allegedly held by an Islamic State affiliate in the war-ravaged state
View ArticleTwo dead in attack on S. Korea embassy in Libya
Security guards killed as shooters open fire from passing vehicle; workers inside unhurt
View ArticleBomb explodes outside Moroccan embassy in Libya
Blast comes hours after Islamic State shoots two people dead at South Korea’s Tripoli embassy
View ArticleAt least 21 killed in fighting near Libyan capital
Pro-goverment, Islamist forces battle near Tripoli as rival parliaments meet in bid to form unity government
View ArticleLibya PM resigns live on TV hours after peace talks restart
Facing a talk show barrage of accusations of corruption, failure to provide basic services, Abdullah al-Thani quits
View ArticleLibyan PM in power despite resignation, official says
Al-Thani ‘has not resigned officially,’ will stay in office unless public demands his leave, spokesperson claims
View ArticleLibyan Red Crescent says bodies of 95 migrants washed ashore
In five days, emergency services find dozens of corpses on beach near Tripoli, Sabartha
View ArticlePentagon: US has no plans yet to attack IS forces in Libya
Defense secretary says Washington doesn’t want to be on a ‘glide slope’ as North African country slips into turmoil
View ArticleIn his last days, Gaddafi reportedly turned to Israel for help, was spurned
Embattled Libyan dictator said to have sent an envoy to Jerusalem in 2011 to request assistance in halting Western bombings
View ArticleUS planes hit Islamic State in Libya for first time
American jets strike jihadist bastion, inflicting ‘heavy losses,’ Libyan prime minister says
View ArticleLibya says it freed 13 foreigners held by IS
Eleven Eritrean women among those released as troops fight last jihadists left in city of Sirte
View ArticleIS loses Libya bastion in major blow to jihadists
US-backed government forces seize ‘total control’ of Sirte after months of battling over key coastal city
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