libya
Banksy secretly funded this hot-pink refugee rescue yacht
August 28, 2020 | 12:18pmArt meets anarchy.
Why won’t the US government admit Iran funded the Benghazi attacks?
August 22, 2020 | 12:43pmUS intelligence agencies are sitting on a treasure trove of documents that detail Iran’s direct, material involvement in the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that cost the lives...
US heart surgeon treats children lacking care in Libya's war
March 11, 2020 | 12:45pmTRIPOLI, Libya — Yazan, a 1-year-old Libyan boy, was born with congenital heart disease. With just one chamber, the organ pumped so little blood that when Yazan cried, his skin...
This war-torn country is renting out its NYC office space
February 18, 2020 | 10:27pmFourteen floors of office space in a prime Manhattan location has come to the market with just one caveat: The landlord is a war-torn African country in economic and political...
UN chief warns ‘a wind of madness is sweeping the globe’
February 5, 2020 | 1:11pmUNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that “a wind of madness is sweeping the globe,” pointing to escalating conflicts from Libya and Yemen to Syria and beyond....
Libyan oil fields remain shut, testing peace summit
January 20, 2020 | 4:47pmBENGHAZI, Libya — Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities remained closed on Monday, its national oil company said, in a sign that the country’s east-based forces are not backing...
Turkey's president slams European allies for not aiding Libya
January 18, 2020 | 2:29pmTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan chided NATO's European allies Saturday for refusing to wade into the conflict in Libya, where Turkey is giving military assistance to the troubled country’s recognized government...
Trump discusses Libyan crisis with Turkey's Erdogan during phone call
January 2, 2020 | 1:15pmPresident Trump discussed the unrest in Libya with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call Thursday after Ankara passed a bill allowing troop deployments to Tripoli.
Russia responsible for downing US Drone over Libya: report
December 7, 2019 | 8:33amAn American drone seemingly lost over Libya in November was actually shot down by Russia, the US military said. Russian forces may not have realized the unarmed drone belonged to...
US: Airstrike against Islamic State in Libya kills 11
September 25, 2019 | 7:15amCAIRO — The US military says it has carried out an airstrike against the Islamic State group in Libya, the second US airstrike in the North African country in less...
Five dead, dozens missing after migrant boat capsizes in the Mediterranean
August 27, 2019 | 12:36pmAt least five people, including children, died when a Europe-bound migrant boat carrying over 100 passengers capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya on Tuesday. Forty people are still missing...
116 migrants reported missing off Libyan coast
July 25, 2019 | 4:16pmAt least 116 migrants are missing and another 132 were rescued by Libyan coast guards and local fishermen after a wooden boat capsized off Libya, Libyan navy spokesman Ayoub Qassem...
40 killed when airstrike hits migrant detention center in Libya
July 3, 2019 | 1:57amBENGHAZI, Libya — An airstrike hit a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital early Wednesday, killing at least 40 people, a health official in the country's UN-supported government...
Libya suffers drinking water crisis amidst battle for oil
July 2, 2019 | 4:06pmTRIPOLI — While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern...
Charity ship carrying migrants forces way into Italy, captain arrested
June 29, 2019 | 8:20pmThe Sea-Watch 3 charity ship carrying dozens of migrants rescued off Libya forced its way into the Italian port of Lampedusa on Friday night after a lengthy standoff, the charity...
Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt call for a cease-fire in Libya
June 13, 2019 | 6:27amTUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have expressed their "deep concern" over the chaotic situation in Libya and called for an immediate cease-fire in the country. The foreign affairs...
Unpredictable Arab Spring 2.0 is sweeping North Africa
April 16, 2019 | 7:41pmArab North Africa is in turmoil, and Americans are too tired, disillusioned or self-absorbed to do anything about it. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In Sudan, discontent has...
Dems go silent on the Green New Deal and other commentary
April 8, 2019 | 5:10pmConservative: Dems Silent After Green New Deal Fiasco You haven’t heard much from congressional Democrats since the Senate voted down the pie-in-the-sky Green New Deal, 57-0, with all but three...
Migrants fleeing to Europe routinely fall prey to rape, sexual torture: study
March 25, 2019 | 1:23pmPARIS — Migrants trying to reach Europe face routine rape and sexual torture throughout their journey — and especially in Libya — with men facing abuse nearly as routinely as...
Suspected ISIS militants carry out deadly attack in Libya
December 25, 2018 | 10:14amThree suspected ISIS militants stormed the Libyan foreign ministry in the capital of Tripoli on Tuesday, killing at least three people – including a prominent militia leader — and wounding...