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Libyas Decade Of Turmoil Since Kadhafis Fall 02/09/21 AT 10:30 PM Oil-rich Libya has been mired in chaos since dictator Moamer Kadhafi was ousted and killed a decade ago. Its UN-recognised government is based in Tripoli, while eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar supports a parallel administration based in the east. A myriad of militias is also vying for control. Here is a timeline of the Mediterranean countrys descent into turmoil. Encouraged by Arab Spring uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, demonstr...

Attack at Dawn: North Africa Windows game The sun is rising and the tanks are moving forward in preparation of attack. The enemy is unaware of our presence and the morale is high. This attack could turn the table on the battlefields of North Africa. Take a role of Rommel and command the Panzerarmee Afrika, or as Montgomery, Cunningham, Ritchie or Auchinleck and command the Eight Army. Attack at Dawn: North Africa is an operational level wargame set in WW2 North African theatre. It features 3 ca...

By Sami Zaptia. Benghazi suffered much war damage which it has started rebuilding over the last years (Photo: Mohamed F. Jaaouda of Benghazi al-Amal Foundation) London, 9 February 2021: Benghazi spent LD 1 billion on 566 contracts to rebuild the city, its Stability Committee reported to eastern based official state news agency LANA on Sunday. More than two-thirds of this were distributed over 5,000 residential units in Jardina and Dreyana. LD 250 million was used to remove damage and debris in...

Attack at Dawn: North Africa - Announcement Trailer news Attack at Dawn: North Africa is an operational level wargame set in WW2 North African theatre. It features 3 campaigns, and 15 scenarios which can be played in solo or multiplayer modes. It begins with the German troops probing into the Libyan region of Cyrenaica, and finishes either with the total defeat of German-Italian Panzer Armee, or with the British loss of Egypt and their retreat across the Suez Canal. Panzer Division Games announ...

Tanker Quits Libya Port Without Oil as Strikers Halt Loading Bloomberg 2/8/2021 Salma El Wardany (Bloomberg) -- An oil tanker left Libya’s easternmost port without loading crude due to a strike by the terminal’s security guards, underscoring the fragility of the OPEC nation’s resurgent production. The Front Cruiser is the first vessel to withdraw from the port of Hariga without taking on a cargo since the strike began last month, according to a person familiar with the s...

Published date: 8 February 2021 17:07 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago By rejecting candidates backed by Egypt, France and Turkey, Libyan delegates gave a firm repudiation to politics of the past Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C), Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar (R) and the Libyan Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh in Cairo in June (AFP) A strange thing happened on Friday outside Geneva, not a city you would nowadays associate with progres...

Regional, stakeholders give support to Libya’s interim leaders “My appeal to everybody is to recognise and accept these results and to work with the new authorities that were elected,” said UN Chief Antonio Guterres. Sunday 07/02/2021 UN Chief Antonio Guterres. (AFP) TRIPOLI--Regional and international stakeholders have expressed support to Libyas interim leaders who will govern the North African country till elections are held there later this year. Meeting in Switzerland, the Libyan P...

The African preacher was delivering a sermon on prayer to a small congregation in a remote village when he used a popular illustration he had found in American religious materials. “Prayer is part of a relationship with God,” the preacher told his flock. “Prayer is not like a vending machine, where you insert money, and out comes an answer.” The congregants nodded their heads, but they had no idea what the preacher was talking about. Their rural area has no electricity, and none had see...

Last Updated: Joint Military Committee Announces Start Of Demining Process The Libyan Joint Military Committee 5 + 5 announced on Saturday that the countrys demining process will begin on 10 February. The Libyan Joint Military Committee 5 + 5 announced on Saturday that the countrys demining process will begin on 10 February. Its in preparation for the opening of the coastal road between Cyrenaica and Tripoli, a transit route between Libyas east and west, that has been closed since April 20...

Foreign militaries an obstacle in Libya’s path to peace Yasar Yakis February 07, 2021 20:43 Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah delivers a speech via video link during a meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/9hfv9 The political process in Libya is moving steadily, but the risks of uncertainty remain. The political negotiations under the UN’s auspices on the one hand and the military situation on the other do not follow the same paths. A cease...