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Libya issues a retaliatory ban on US citizens

Sep 28, 2017

Eastern Libya's Interim Government said on Wednesday it would bar entry to U.S. citizens after President Donald Trump's administration included Libya in a new travel ban.The eastern-based government of Abdullah Al-Thinni is aligned…

US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces seize key gas oilfield in Deir Al-Zor

Sep 24, 2017

U.S.-backed forces said on Saturday they had seized a major natural gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province from Islamic State militants in rapid advances since the start of an operation earlier this month to capture areas east of the…

US welcomes UN envoy’s action plan in Libya, rejecting support for individuals outside the…

Sep 23, 2017

The United States has welcomed the September 20 United Nations (UN) announcement of an action plan to advance political reconciliation in Libya and help the Libyan people achieve lasting peace and security."We applaud the vigorous…

Al-Serraj addresses UN General Assembly, brings nothing new but calls for more support

Sep 21, 2017

The Head of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Serraj said that international support is essential to ensure progress in the country."The Political Agreement which had been reached between…

London hosts ministerial meeting on Libya

Sep 13, 2017

London is hosting Thursday a six-party ministerial meeting in the presence of the foreign ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the United Nations envoy to Libya,…

Hurricane Irma hits Florida hard, ripping roofs and flooding streets

Sep 11, 2017

Hurricane Irma took aim at heavily populated areas of central Florida on Monday as it carved a path of destruction through the state with high winds and storm surges that left millions without power, ripped roofs off homes and flooded…

Hurricane Irma inches towards Florida, about 6 million people to be evacuated

Sep 10, 2017

Hurricane Irma has strengthened to a category four storm as it nears Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 130mph (209km/h).Hurricane force wind gusts are battering islands in Florida's south, the governor says, with the mainland…

US Secretary of State to visit London for talks over Libya, North Korea

Sep 09, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit London next week for UK-hosted talks on North Korea and Libya, the State Department said in a press release."Tillerson will travel to London from September 13 through September 14 for…

IS convoy heading out of ceasefire area seems to have turned back, officials say

Sep 03, 2017

A convoy of Islamic State fighters appears to have turned back after U.S.-led airstrikes thwarted its attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria, the head of U.S.-led forces fighting Islamic State said on…

Syrian US-backed forces prepare to launch offensive on IS in Deir Al-Zor

Aug 26, 2017

U.S.-backed forces in Syria will soon launch an offensive to oust Islamic State militants from Deir al-Zor province, their last major foothold in the country, an SDF official said on Friday.The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) could…

Iraqi forces enter first spots in Tal Afar, west Mosul

Aug 22, 2017

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visited Iraq on Tuesday just days after the start of an offensive to oust Islamic State from the city of Tal Afar, with talks focused on backing Iraqi efforts to stabilize areas recaptured from the…

Libyan entrepreneur Basit Igtet says has plan to make Libya great again

Aug 21, 2017

The Libyan Zurich-based entrepreneur, Basit Igtet, has called on the Libyan people to march in the Martyr Square on September 25 to support what he called the new "liberation" of people's suffering from the current oppression…

Senior Adviser Steve Bannon resigns from the US administration

Aug 19, 2017

Steve Bannon left his post as senior White House adviser on Friday, ending a turbulent tenure for the advocate of hard-line immigration and trade policies who clashed with other advisers since the beginning of President Trump's term.…

US embassy reaffirms Libyans of its support for stability and peaceful solutions

Aug 10, 2017

The United States embassy in Libya issued a statement on Thursday saying it remains fully committed to working with all Libyans to help advance stabilization and resolve the conflict in Libya.The embassy added on its website that it…

UAE hostility to Turkey and Qatar unveiled by leaked emails of UAE ambassador to US

Aug 06, 2017

Leaked emails from the UAE's ambassador to Washington have revealed the Gulf state's hostility to neighbour Qatar and its close ally Turkey.Yousef al-Otaiba told a prominent US journalist in April that he was deeply opposed to the…

US warns of grave consequences if AL-Qaeda controls Idlib in Syria

Aug 03, 2017

The United States warned a takeover of rebel-held northwestern Idlib province by Syrian jihadists linked to a former al Qaeda affiliate would have grave consequences and make it difficult to dissuade Russia from renewing bombing that…

US flies fighter jets over Korean peninsula after N.Korean successful missile test

Jul 30, 2017

The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the U.S. Air Force said in a statement on Sunday, Reuters reported.North Korea said it conducted…

US Secretary of State seems to have not succeeded in resolving Gulf crisis

Jul 13, 2017

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough, Reuters reported.…

German-US rift widens as Trump levels new attack on German trade tactics

May 31, 2017

The transatlantic diplomatic rift widened on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump responded to criticism from Chancellor Angela Merkel with a new attack on German trade tactics and defense spending, Agence-France Presse reported.…

US-led coalition airstrike on school in Raqqa kills 33 civilians

Mar 22, 2017

AFP - At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a militant-held Syrian town, a monitor said on Wednesday (March 22).The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights…