Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Three BM-21 Grad rockets were fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula toward the neighboring Israeli city of Eilat on April 4. Nobody was reported injured in the late-night rocket salvo. Such attacks on Israel from the increasingly unstable Sinai region have been rare and took place as thousands flocked to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya’s Defense Ministry is recruiting thousands of young Libyans for a force to protect borders and critical facilities. Officials said more than 8,000 militia fighters have enlisted and began a six-week training. “The 8,000 who joined are from all over Libya,” Libyan Deputy Defense Minister Sadiq Al Obeidi said. On March […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya plans to decentralize its energy sector in wake of the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said Libya’s state-owned National Oil would no longer have sole control over the North African nation’s crude oil and natural gas sector. They said subsidiaries would be allowed to hold tenders and issue […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has sought to rebuild Libya’s military in wake of the fall of the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has been meeting with the leaders of the new interim government of Tripoli. They said Qatar has discussed significant assistance, including weapons deliveries, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States said it has restored military cooperation with Libya. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has renewed defense and military cooperation with the interim government that replaced the late Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. They said the cooperation could result in U.S. help to build and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Libya is said to have been training Syrian rebels sworn to oust President Bashar Assad. Diplomats said Libya was believed to be hosting a camp for the training of Syrian rebels linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. They said the camp as well as equipment and training was being financed by […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner Radical Islam is on the march. It is being aided and abetted by the Obama administration. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently warned at a conference in Tunisia that the Arab Spring is backsliding. The democratic transformation of the Middle East and North Africa is not working out as Mrs. Clinton […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libyan militias have pledged to maintain operations until they are paid to disband. Militia commanders said they were demanding financial incentives from the interim government in Tripoli before they would allow their fighters join the new Libyan military. They said the demands included generous salaries and loans. “The revolutionaries [militia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has reported the launch of military operations meant to stabilize the North African state. Officials said the interim government in Tripoli has ordered the first military operations in Libya since the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. They said Libyan Army units have been deployed along the borders of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ATHENS — Greece has acquired a weapons cache left over from the former Libyan regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said the Libyan embassy in Athens transferred a large amount of weapons and explosives to Greek authorities. Police said the Libyan arsenal was comprised of two submachine guns, 30 pistols, two hand […]