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The alleged (but as yet unconfirmed) U.S. invasion of Syrian airspace is causing security concerns around the United States embassy in Syria. Because of this, the U.S. has announced that it will temporarily be closing the embassy. The situation between the two countries has been getting worse, as Syria has shut down U.S.-run schools and [...]
A court in Egypt has upheld a complaint brought by the Egyptian government against the Cairo News Company (CNC) and imposed a fine of 150,000 Egyptian pounds (($27,000) on the news agency. The court ruled on Sunday that CNC was in breach of media-related permissions and authorized the fine for possessing equipment without a permit, [...]
I commented in an earlier post about the United States providing weapons to Lebanon as a part of the US-Lebanon Joint Military Commission that culminated in multiple diplomatic visits between the US and Lebanon this past month and was meant to establish a bilateral military relationship between the two countries. The US is set to [...]
On Monday a memorandum of understanding was signed between Libya and Lithuania in Tripoli by Libya’s Foreign Minister Abdurrahman Shalgham and the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Davidas Malnonos. The memorandum was designed to increase diplomatic cooperation between the two countries in all areas “of common interest in political, economic, trade, scientific, technical and cultural fields.” Bilateral [...]
Libya marks the anniversary of Libyans exiled to Italy during its colonial years on Monday. The Libyan flag was flown at half mast and the population was asked to wear black clothes in remembrance. As well, all traffic was stopped for five minutes at noon; the first periods of all education institutions were spent discussing [...]
In the aftermath of the severe flooding that has taken approximately 200 lives, the United Nations has stepped in and taken an active role in providing support to the country and the approximately 10,000 homeless, displaced people. The UN Refugee Agency said it is very concerned about the widespread destruction, and according to UNHCR Spokesman [...]
Lebanon’s public prosecutor, Said Mirza, accused 34 men of belonging to an militant Islamist cell behind bombing attacks against the Lebanese army on Tuesday. The accused men included Syrian, Saudi, Lebanese, and Palestinian citizens, and eight of the individuals captured were known fugitives. The militant group that Mirza linked the men to was, Fatah al-Islam–an [...]
Investigations are ongoing in Lebanon to determine if 21 alleged followers of Islamic preacher Fathi Yakan were the same men recruited by the Islamic Action Front and sent to a Hezbollah training camp. There have been reports that IAF supporters and partisans have been sent to join these Hezbollah training facilities. Security agents reported a [...]
In a move that hasn’t been made since the early Saddam years, an ambassador from Kuwait will visit Iraq. This is the first such occurrence since Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait in 1990. Kuwait isn’t the only country sending delegates to Iraq, although they may be the most significant given the past history and context. Other [...]
The National Planning Council (NPC) held a meeting on October 20 in order to discuss the state of the Libyan economy, paying particular attention to a developing contingency plan to deal with any probable consequences in the face of a collapse in the oil price. Chairman Dr. Mahmoud Jibril also laid emphasis on investment programs [...]
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