Clashes in west of Libya's Tripoli kill 142
TRIPOLI, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Deadly clashes that started two weeks ago between secular-backed militias of Zintan and Islamist militias in the western Libyan city of Kikla...
View ArticleProfile: Libyan ex-General Khalifa Haftar
Libya's enigmatic General Khalifa Haftar has been on different sides of almost every power struggle in Libya since the 1960s. He initially fought for Muammar Gaddafi, then against him. He fought...
View ArticleMarket Report: Lady luck abandons online gaming group
Bwin.Party is rolling the dice but lady luck is not on its side. The online gaming group has fallen 26 per cent this year amid declining profits. Shares picked up off a 80.15p low in August after Bwin...
View ArticleLibyan army, residents battle Islamist militants in Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libyan army troops and armed residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, killing at least four people, a day after a renegade...
View ArticleLibyan army urges residents of Benghazi port area to evacuate
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libya's army urged residents to evacuate a central district of Benghazi that is home to its seaport, a spokesman said on Sunday, as it prepares a military operation against...
View ArticleFighting rages in Libya's Benghazi
Fierce fighting between the Libyan army and fighters belonging to armed groups in the city of Benghazi has killed at least 13 people, residents have said. Residents also said on Monday that warplanes...
View ArticleTexan oil tycoon who fell foul of Gaddafi dies at 88
Nelson Bunker Hunt, the Texas oilman once considered the world's richest man before his fortunes were undone by Muammar Gaddafi and his own epic overreaching in the silver market, has died at age 88....
View ArticleLibya near 'point of no return', UN says as death toll rises
Lawless: The death toll from two weeks of street fighting in Benghazi has risen to 170. Photo: AP Tripoli: Factional warfare is pushing Libya "very close to the point of no return", the UN special...
View ArticleIn Benghazi, Libya's army liberates a ghost town
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Sitting in one of the last buildings still intact after months of fighting near Benghazi's airport, Libyan army special forces commander Wanis Bukhamada presides over a world...
View ArticleJapan lifts world stock markets with surprise extension of stimulus programme
Markets around the world rallied after the Bank of Japan unexpectedly announced an extension to its money-printing programme. Japan’s Nikkei jumped 4.8 per cent to a seven-year high, while both the...
View ArticleFormer Soviet Ambassador to Libya Says Libyan Experience Considered in...
MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) – Russia was taking into account the Libyan experience when vetoing a UN resolution on Syria, fearing the repetition of foreign military intervention, former Soviet...
View ArticleJSE takes its cue from optimistic global markets
Related articles Rand steady ahead of US Fed statement Gold clings to modest gains from previous session Oil steady as investors await Fed statement THE JSE continued its relief rally on Wednesday...
View ArticleDrop in energy stocks stymies market rebound
Updated: October 14, 2014 4:31PM A slump in energy stocks stymied a rebound in U.S. indexes Tuesday as the price of oil plunged the most in two years. The decline in oil prices followed forecasts for...
View ArticleTwo rival Libyan governments claim to control oil policy
CAIRO/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - A self-styled rival government controlling Libya's capital announced its own oil policies this week, drawing a rebuttal from Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni who said...
View ArticleItaly’s decision to end Mare Nostrum will put the lives of thousands of...
The whole region is in disarray, the Arab Spring having brought only chaos, disaster and war, but there is still money to be made along the Mediterranean’s war-torn coast. What desire do the Yazidis of...
View ArticleLibyan army, residents battle Islamist militants in city of Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) - Libyan army troops and armed local residents clashed with Islamist fighters in the eastern port of Benghazi on Wednesday, one day after a renegade former general who backs...
View ArticleLibya's elected parliament slashes budget due to lower oil revenues
BENGHAZI, Libya Oct 23 (Reuters) - Libya's elected parliament has slashed this year's budget for the faction-ridden country by a fifth to $40 billion because a wave of worker protests in the first six...
View ArticleLibya getting 'very close' to point of no return: U.N. envoy
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Factional warfare in Libya is pushing the oil producer "very close to the point of no return", the U.N. special envoy to the country said on Tuesday, commenting on flagging efforts...
View ArticleLibyan PM says ready for talks with parallel government rivals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Libya's internationally-recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Wednesday he was ready for peace talks with rivals controlling the capital Tripoli and questioning his...
View ArticleLibyan navy ship hit during fierce fighting near port of Benghazi
War zone: A member of the pro-government Libyan forces fires towards Islamist militiamen during clashes in the al-Salmani neighbourhood in Benghazi. Photo: AFP Benghazi: A Libyan navy ship was hit on...
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