The Egyptian Foreign Minister has restated his country’s policy of non-interference following last week’s foreign airstrikes on Tripoli.
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Backdrop to an Intervention: Sources of Egyptian-Libyan Border Tension
The airstrikes that Emirati forces with Egyptian support conducted against militia positions in Libya in late August 2014 were sparked by an anti-Islamist military campaign in eastern Libya. The campaign, led by retired General Khalifa Hifter and a breakaway faction of the Libyan military, has profoundly altered Egyptian-Libyan relations. But …
Libyan and Egyptian chiefs of staff discuss military cooperation
Libyan Chief of Staff Major-General Abdul Razzaq Al-Nazhuri met with Egyptian Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy on Wednesday to discuss cooperation between the two countries’ militaries in order to achieve stability in Libya. The meeting was one in a series of meetings that took place in Cairo this …
Egypt proposes committee of neighbouring nations to oversee peace
Egyptian President Abdel-Fatah Al-Sisi is to propose a number of measures to the UN to bring about stability in Libya. Potentially the most controversial suggestion in his ten-point plan is that a committee of Libya’s neighbours oversee the country’s transition to stability.
2174 (2014) مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة القرار
2174 (2014) مجلس الأمن التابع للأمم المتحدة القرار
U.S., Europe weigh sanctions, armed force for Libya
The Obama administration and its European allies are weighing their options for greater involvement in Libya, including sanctions against warlords and an armed international force to help stabilize the North African country, diplomats said Tuesday.
Foreign Intervention in Libya Seen as Further Destabilizing Fractured Country
Senior U.S. officials say Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have launched airstrikes against Islamist militants twice in the past week in the Libyan capital. The move caught the United States off guard. In a surprise move, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates joined forces to bomb Islamist militants in Libya, …
Arab Nations Strike in Libya, Surprising U.S.
CAIRO — Twice in the last seven days, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, four senior American officials said, in a major escalation of a regional power struggle set off by Arab Spring revolts. To read the …
U.N. Envoy Opposes Foreign Intervention in Libya
CAIRO (AP) —The newly appointed U.N. envoy to Libya said Tuesday he doesn’t believe foreign intervention of any kind can halt the North African country’s turmoil as political divisions and infighting push it deeper into chaos. To read the full article, please click here. The Wall Street Journal
Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States
The governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States strongly condemn the escalation of fighting and violence in and around Tripoli, Benghazi, and across Libya, especially against residential areas, public facilities, and critical infrastructure, by both land attacks and air strikes.