Libya
Libya deports 256 Egyptians
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Libya deports 256 Egyptians
Libya has deported 256 Egyptians from the country for various reasons, according to diplomatic sources at the Egyptian Embassy in…
State media: Gunmen attack church in Libya’s Benghazi
World
March 4, 2013
State media: Gunmen attack church in Libya’s Benghazi
Gunmen attacked an Egyptian Coptic church in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, assaulting two priests, the official LANA news…
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
Egypt
March 3, 2013
Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released
Libya released 20 Egyptian Copts who were being held in the country on charges of proselytizing, said Ali al-Esheiry, foreign…
Remembering the day Qadhafi died
World
February 17, 2013
Remembering the day Qadhafi died
Following months of fighting, Libyan rebels on 20 October 2011 found and killed the country’s longtime leader, Muammar Qadhafi. As…
UN adviser shares thoughts on Libya’s post-war stability
World
February 17, 2013
UN adviser shares thoughts on Libya’s post-war stability
Unlike in Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, it took a civil war to ultimately bring leadership change in Libya. In the…
Libya marks two year anniversary of uprising
World
February 17, 2013
Libya marks two year anniversary of uprising
Security forces were on high alert across Libya on Sunday as the North African nation marks two years since the…
Libya to shut Egypt, Tunis borders for anniversary
World
February 12, 2013
Libya to shut Egypt, Tunis borders for anniversary
Libya will shut its borders with Tunis and Egypt for five days as a security measure ahead of the country's…
UN Secretary General: Egypt needs ‘meaningful aid’
Egypt
February 12, 2013
UN Secretary General: Egypt needs ‘meaningful aid’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for "meaningful aid" to Egypt and Libya in order to help both countries…
Libya at the Cairo Book Fair
Books
February 10, 2013
Libya at the Cairo Book Fair
Perhaps 2013 was not the best year to be guest of honor at the Cairo International Book Fair. Although the…
War crimes court orders Libya to hand over Gaddafi spy chief
World
February 7, 2013
War crimes court orders Libya to hand over Gaddafi spy chief
Libya must hand over the former spy chief and top lieutenant of toppled Libyan strongman Muammar Qadhafi to the international…