Tag: North Africa
Libyan leader meets top Russian officials, speaks with Putin
MOSCOW — The head of Libya’s interim government has met in Moscow with Russia’s prime minister and security council head, and spoke by telephone...
UN Security Council votes on monitors of Libya cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council is voting on a draft resolution that urges all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and...
Israeli army: Rocket from Gaza hits south Israel
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says a projectile fired from the Gaza Strip Thursday evening landed in south of the country, breaking weeks of...
Nobel doctor calls sexual violence in conflict a `pandemic’
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Denis Mukwege warned Wednesday that the scourge of sexual violence and rape in all conflicts is...
UN envoy: South Sudan has potential, needs to hold elections
<p>UNITED NATIONS — David Shearer said Wednesday he’s leaving the top U.N. job in South Sudan convinced the world’s youngest nation has the potential...
Greece, Libya to discuss delineating maritime boundaries
ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Libya are to discuss delineating maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Greek prime minister's office said Wednesday after a...
Greece, Libya to discuss delineating maritime boundaries
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greece and Libya are to discuss delineating maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean, the Greek prime minister's office said Wednesday after a...
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Canary Islands hotel offers shelter to migrants in need
<p>PUERTO RICO DE GRAN CANARIA, Spain — When hotel director Calvin Lucock and restaurant owner Unn Tove Saetran said goodbye to one of the...
Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the...