Saudi King and Crown Prince Condole Kuwait
In a heartfelt gesture of solidarity, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expressed their deepest condolences to the Emir of Kuwait on Monday following the passing of Sheikh More »
Putin and Abbas Discuss Gaza Crisis
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday during Abbas’ visit to Russia. Arriving on Monday, Abbas aims to discuss the ongoing Gaza conflict with More »
Saudi Arabia Voices Strong Support for Gaza Peace Initiatives
Saudi Arabia has firmly aligned itself with the recent joint statement made by President Joe Biden of the United States, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, More »
Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Tag Archives: Libya
Libya’s rival factions sign U.N. peace deal
Members of Libya’s rival parliaments on Thursday signed a landmark, U.N.-sponsored deal on forming a unity government that will strive to bring peace to the war-ravaged country. Supporters of the agreement hope that rival political factions and militias will embrace
Libya parliament chief throws U.N. deal into doubt
The president of the Libyan parliament that is not recognized by the international community said Wednesday that lawmakers preparing to sign a U.N.-sponsored unity government agreement in Morocco had no legitimacy. Four years after the fall of dictator Muammar Qaddafi,
Lebanon issues arrest warrant for Qaddafi’s son
Lebanese authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi on charges of hiding information on the disappearance of a top Lebanese Shiite cleric in Libya 37 years ago. Judge Zaher Hamadeh issued the
Rival Libyans urged to adopt U.N. unity plan
Diplomats from the United States, Europe and the Mideast met Sunday with leaders of Libya’s rival political factions to impress upon them the need to adopt a U.N.-brokered national unity plan aimed at rescuing the country from chaos and preventing
Rival Libyans urged to adopt U.N. unity planes
Diplomats from the United States, Europe and the Mideast met Sunday with leaders of Libya’s rival political factions to impress upon them the need to adopt a U.N.-brokered national unity plan aimed at rescuing the country from chaos and preventing
Foreign ministers set to endorse Libyan unity planning
Foreign ministers were poised to endorse a U.N.-brokered national unity plan for Libya at a Rome conference aimed at prodding the North Africa country’s bickering factions to fulfill their commitment to sign the agreement and abide by its terms. Libya
Son of late Libyan dictator Qaddafi ‘freed after kidnapping’
Hannibal Qaddafi, the high-living businessman son of the late Libyan dictator, was freed on Friday evening several hours after he was kidnapped in Lebanon by an unknown armed group, security sources told AFP. Lebanese police freed Qaddafi and were set
Libya’s rival factions agree date to sign U.N. peace deal
Libya’s rival factions on Friday agreed to Dec. 16 as a target date for signing a United Nations-backed national unity government agreement meant to end their conflict. The U.N. has been negotiating for a year to get Libya’s two rival
Son of late Libyan leader Qaddafi kidnapped in Lebanon
The son of Libya’s late leader Muammar Qaddafi has been kidnapped in Lebanon by militants demanding information about the fate of a Shiite cleric who went missing in Libya decades ago. Hannibal Qaddafi appeared in a video aired late Friday
Russia has no plans for ISIS fight in Libya but France keen to extend
Russia has no plans to carry out air strikes in Libya, a stronghold of ISIS militants, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. “This is not in our plans. We have had no requests of this kind from the
Blair says he urged Qaddafi to quit Libya in 2011
Tony Blair telephoned Muammar Qaddafi and tried to persuade him to leave Libya as the Arab Spring erupted in February 2011, the former British prime minister revealed Friday. Blair said he was not trying to “save” the Libyan dictator but
Libyan rivals to sign U.N.-backed peace deal Dec. 16
Libya’s rival parliaments will next week sign a U.N.-sponsored agreement on forming a national unity government, they announced Friday, as world leaders press them to end chaos in the country. “The political accord will be signed on December 16,” said
Tunisia reopens Libya border after 15 days of closure
Tunisia has reopened its border with Libya, 15 days after it shut the frontier following a suicide bombing in Tunis claimed by ISIS, the interior ministry said on Friday. “The border with Libya was opened Thursday at midnight,” ministry spokesman
Libya rivals meet for U.N.-brokered talks
Libya’s rival parties met in Tunisia Thursday for talks on a disputed U.N.-brokered deal backed by the international community to set up a unity government in the conflict-ravaged country. The talks were to focus on moving the process forward ahead
U.N. seeks $166 mln in Libya humanitarian aid
The United Nations called on the international community Wednesday to provide $165.6 million in aid to Libya, where nearly half the population has been affected by violence and needs protection. “We call on the world to extend its hand to
U.N. calls for Libya accord after rival deal emerges
The United Nations urged Libyan lawmakers who signed a separate peace proposal to back a U.N.-sponsored deal between the country’s warring factions, saying remaining differences could be worked out after the accord. After a year of negotiations, the United Nations
More powers enter Mideast fray. But still no real strategy
By : Raghida Dergham The scattered approaches of the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Britain, Germany, France, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar and others – those involved in military operations in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya – are, despite all pretenses,
Deal reached on political solution to Libya conflict
Warring Libyan factions meeting in Tunisia said Sunday they had reached an agreement to be approved by rival parliaments on ending the political deadlock that has plagued the country since Moamer Kadhafi’s overthrow. “This is a historic moment the Libyans
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