Libya’s rival leaders have left Moscow without reaching agreement on a ceasefire deal proposed by Russia and Turkey in an effort to bring an end to the country’s long-running civil war. Fayez Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli, and General Khalifa Haftar – the power behind the eastern government – came to […]
Germany’s Merkel to Host Conference to Discuss Efforts to Broker Peace Deal in Libya…
Extremists Are Moving from Syria’s Idlib to Libya…
Turkey to Establish Military Base in Libya as Egypt Threatens Its Own Intervention…
Turkey’s involvement in the ongoing Libyan war between Benghazi-based General Khalifa Haftar and the UN-recognized Tripoli GNA government is set to grow. Following a recent military agreement between Turkey and Tripoli, and as Haftar’s forces threaten attack on any Turkish plane or ship, it’s expected the Turkish military will set up a base in the […]
Mainstream Media “Outraged!” That U.S. Missiles Are in “Unknown” Libyan Rebel Hands…
The New York Times is outraged, just outraged! — that US anti-tank missiles have been found in “unknown” Libyan rebel hands. Of course, when tons of American military hardware was covertly sent to al-Qaeda linked “rebels” fighting to topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, and when those same weapons were later transferred to the anti-Assad insurgency […]
German Captain Becomes Anti-Populist Heroine in Italy Migrant Standoff…
The young German captain of a migrant-rescue ship stranded off Italy dismissed threats of arrest and personal criticism from the country’s far right interior minister on Friday, saying her main priority was the safety of 40 rescued Africans. After two weeks at sea, the dreadlocked 31-year-old , Carola Rackete has become a symbol of defiance […]
Malaysian PM Mahathir Proposes New Regional Currency Based on Gold…
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (May 30) proposed to create a new “special currency” for the region based on gold, replacing the existing currency trading regime. Speaking at a dialogue session at the 25th International Conference on The Future of Asia (Nikkei Conference), he claimed that a regional currency based on gold would […]
How CIA & Allies Helped Jihadists in Syria…
Timber Sycamore is the codename of a covert operation officially authorized by Obama in June 2013 to train and equip the anti-Assad rebellion, but which actually started in October 2011, when the CIA was operating via Britain’s MI6 to avoid having to notify Congress that it was arming the rebels in Syria. Originally, the CIA […]
U.S. Withdraws Troops from Libya Amid Rival Militias Fighting Near Capital…
The United States said Sunday it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground,” as a Libyan military commander’s forces advanced toward the capital, Tripoli, clashing with rival militias. A small contingent of American troops has been in Libya in recent years helping local forces combat Islamic […]
Hundreds of Libyan Ex-Slaves Begin Arriving in Canada…
Canada has begun resettling hundreds of refugees living in slavery in Libya, one year after the United Nations asked countries to begin accepting them, the UN and the federal government said Wednesday. According to the Canadian Press, Canada was one of the few countries to respond to a request from the United Nations refugee agency […]
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