Israel’s bombing campaign has killed at least 213 Gaza, including 61 children. Palestinians across the West Bank and in east Jerusalem have mobilized in solidarity, staging protests and a general strike which, shuttering non-essential businesses. [ More … ]
Haftar’s militias dismiss ceasefire announcement as ‘marketing’ stunt, says GNA is planning a Turkish-backed offensive on Sirte Renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar’s forces have dismissed a ceasefire announcement by Libya’s internationally recognized government as a [ More … ]
Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) will agree to a cease-fire only if warlord Khalifa Haftar withdraws his forces from country’s central and western regions, the Turkish foreign minister said, Anadolu Agency reported. Speaking [ More … ]
After weeks of tension, Turkey and Russia agreed on Thursday to continue their cooperation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, declaring a cease-fire while expressing an intention to provide a new status quo for [ More … ]
German Foreign Minister Maas urges UN Security Council members to adopt resolution to enforce cease-fire, arms embargo Germany on Monday urged UN Security Council members to adopt a resolution on Libya to stop continuing military [ More … ]
Talks fail to deliver ‘serious dialogue’ between warring parties or to persuade both sides to agree to permanent truceWorld powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky ceasefire in [ More … ]
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin calling the warring parties in Libya to a ceasefire was immediately accepted by the legitimate Tripoli government, while the belligerent Khalifa Haftar administration at first [ More … ]
EU ready to support Berlin process for Libya peace, says top EU officials The European Union’s foreign policy chief and the head of bloc’s parliament Monday welcomed the cease-fire in Libya. “The announcement of a [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will call for reaching cease-fire in Libya by midnight on Jan. 12, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Wednesday. Cavusoglu spoke following a bilateral meeting between [ More … ]
Heavy fighting raged in the Libyan capital on Saturday as eastern forces made a new push to advance inside the city controlled by the internationally recognized government. The Libya National Army (LNA) force of Khalifa Haftar, [ More … ]
Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, rejects a ceasefire requested by French President Emmanuel Macron during talks in Paris, an Elysee official says Libyan eastern commander Khalifa [ More … ]
Palestinian officials announced a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip this morning after 24 Palestinians and four Israelis were killed in the worst fighting for five years. The Israeli army on Monday lifted protective restrictions on [ More … ]
Two employees of the National Oil Corporation and two attackers reported dead after several blasts heard in Tripoli An assault on the headquarters of Libya’s state oil firm, the National Oil Corporation (NOC), has left [ More … ]
Iran says it will target ‘terrorists’ not covered by latest UN ceasefire resolution Iran said attacks would continue on rebel-held areas near Damascus, where clashes were reported on Sunday between rebels and government forces despite [ More … ]
Turkish and Russian forces will be deployed in Syria’s Idlib region as part of a ‘de-escalation’ agreement brokered by Russia, Turkey’s presidential spokesperson said on Thursday. Turkish and Russian forces will be deployed in Syria’s [ More … ]
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