Human rights activists in Canada have produced a documentary in English that shows the conditions in secret prisons and the torture taking place in the UAE. They have highlighted...

The European Union is supposed to have a foreign policy. It doesn’t call it a foreign policy; the EU calls it a “Neighbourhood Policy” for fear of giving the...

We in the Arab world are accused of violence on one hand and a lack of preparedness for democracy on the other, or both at the same time. Those...

As the Libyan branch of Daesh/ISIS is attacking one of Libya’s – and Africa’s – largest oil reserves and key oilfields, questions have arisen about the group’s capabilities. The...

Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Bernardino Leon, announced the formation of a Libyan national coalition government after talks were held in Skhirat,...

Algeria has postponed opening the three land crossings with Libya due to what has been called "the absence of central government capable of controlling borders", a diplomat said yesterday....

Tunisia’s Ennahda Party has condemned the “escalation and fighting in Libya” which has resulted in casualties and has “terrorised civilians”. A statement issued by the movement on Tuesday said...

The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Frederica Mogherini, has announced Europe’s readiness to provide a €100 million package to support the new Libyan government....

The UN envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, on Wednesday called on Libyan parties to return to the negotiating table of peace talks taking place in the Moroccan town of...

Libya's internationally-backed Tobruk government yesterday accused the Libya Dawn Air Force Commander Brigadier General Saqr Jeroshi of giving orders to militants to prevent Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani's airplane from...

Egyptians living in Syria, Yemen and Libya will not be able to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 17-18 October, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported. A spokesman for...

Algeria is committed to supporting the Palestinian cause and a solution that is based on political dialogue and national consensus to resolve the crises in Syria, Libya and Yemen,...

Some 47 Egyptian fishermen have been arrested by Libyan authorities after violating the country's territorial waters, local fisherman leader Abdo Nasser said. Nasser told Turkey's Anadolu Agency: "The Libyan...

President of Tripoli's General National Congress GNC, Nuri Abu Sahmain has criticised an invitation by the head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino León to a...

While eight more countries have ratified an international treaty banning cluster bombs, the deadly explosives continue to be used in Libya, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen, a new UN...

The European Union is employing the same dissociation tactics utilised by governments and media to speak about the ramifications of violence while negating the role of foreign intervention. The...

A 2014 bestseller in France before being translated this year, Riad Sattouf's The Arab of the Future is the first part of a graphic memoir tracing Riad's early childhood...

Libyan fighters affiliated to the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna on Sunday faced an attack carried out by fighters affiliated to General Khalifa Hafter aiming to control the city, Almesryoon.com has reported. The Derna...

The Libyan interim government has formed a ministerial delegation to negotiate with the US administration for the restoration of frozen Libyan assets in US banks, Turkey's Anadolu news agency...

The death toll has risen to 119 due to the capsizing Friday of two boats carrying illegal migrants after the Libyan Coast Guard discovered 39 additional bodies, local authorities...

The head of Libya's General National Congress (GNC) delegation to the UN-brokered dialogue talks has resigned. Saleh Makhzoum's resignation came just a day before the scheduled start of a...

Egyptian authorities have imposed fresh restrictions on people traveling to nine countries. In a Wednesday statement, the Interior Ministry said Egyptians traveling to Yemen, Jordan, Malaysia, South Korea, Guinea,...

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Al-Dairi called on the international community to help end a UN arms embargo imposed on Libya in order to aid it in its battle against...

Another war is in the making in Libya: the questions are 'how' and 'when'? While the prospect of another military showdown is unlikely to deliver Libya from its current...

Libya's Brigadier General Khalifa Haftar has said that the cities of Benghazi and Sirte will soon be free from terror groups affiliated to Daesh (ISIS). During a press conference...

Another war is in the making in Libya: the questions are 'how' and 'when'? While the prospect of another military showdown is unlikely to deliver Libya from its current...

Rebel forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar on Sunday took control of the town of Sorman, 80 kilometres from the capital Tripoli, and took up positions in the...

Palestinian refugees who have fled the violence in Syria and are now in neighbouring Lebanon hold the international community and UNRWA responsible for failing to make adequate provision for...

Libya's internationally recognised government on Saturday called on the Arab League to support it during its fight against Daesh. Al-Arabiya reported the government calling on Arab countries to intervene...

On April 26, 2011, a meeting that can only be described as sinister took place between the then Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. The...

The temporary Libyan government stated that Daesh has killed 30 individuals in its crimes committed against Libyan civilians in Sirte, south of Tripoli, Anadolu reported on Friday. In addition,...

"The Amazigh are preparing to elect a higher council to defend their cultural and linguistic rights as a result of the marginalisation policy practiced against them by the successive...