Al Arabiya News
Monday, August 1, 2016 - 15:06
The UN are set to host a second day of talks in Libya Sunday with the aim of creating a “unified” army in a country wracked by internal divisions and a extremist threat. The organization brokered a power-sharing deal last year to form a Government of National Accord (GNA), but the body is still struggling to assert its authority.
Monday, June 6, 2016 - 06:53
A US-backed offensive to retake ISIS-held northern Syrian city of Manbij has displaced some 20,000 civilians and could uproot about 216,000 more if it continues, a UN humanitarian agency said on Monday.
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 06:33
Denmark’s government will draw up proposals to expand its mission against ISIS to Syria and Iraq, including air strikes, the prime minister’s office said on Friday.
Friday, February 26, 2016 - 06:54
The U.S. government needs to improve and accelerate its process for approving foreign arm sales, Senator John McCain said Thursday, warning that U.S. firms were losing billions of dollars of potential orders to countries like Russia.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:47
Human Rights Watch has praised Tunisia on judicial reforms which it said amounted to a “significant breakthrough” in protecting the rights of detainees.
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 - 07:00
Rights groups say conditions in Egyptian prisons fall below international standards, with prisoners kept in overcrowded conditions with poor ventilation and hygiene, and often without needed medical assistance.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 06:18
Libyan pro-government forces on Monday battled jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in second city Benghazi, where five pro-government fighters have been killed in two days of violence, media said.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 08:19
Libya's internationally recognized government on Tuesday urged fellow Arab countries to arm its military so it can face the expanding influence of an ISIS affiliate in the country.
Thursday, August 13, 2015 - 07:11
The U.S. Army’s outgoing chief of staff warned Wednesday that reconciliation between Shiites and Sunnis in Iraq is becoming harder and that partitioning the country “might be the only solution.”
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 07:43
Turkey has blocked access to more than half a dozen Islamist news websites this week, prompting one group claiming allegiance to Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) to accuse Turkey of persecuting Muslims and warn of unspecified retaliation.