Reuters (UK)
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:19
The head of Syria’s main opposition group Ahmad Jarba made a rare trip to Latakia province on Tuesday, amid a rebel offensive against the heartland of President Bashar al-Assad.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:16
The group's leader Ibrahim Jathran told a rebel television channel his group had reached a solution benefiting "all honourable Libyans" and the people of Cyrenaica, the east's historic name.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:15
Speaking on Tuesday from a cage in a courtroom where he faces trial for inciting violence, Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie also dismissed accusations by the military-backed government that the group engaged in terrorism.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 08:13
Rebels in eastern Libya are close to reopening three oil ports they have occupied since the summer to press Tripoli for autonomy and a greater share of oil revenue, a leader from the rebels' tribe told state media on Monday.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 07:18
On Feb 3, Saudi Arabia announced tougher punishments for Saudis seeking to join Islamist militant groups abroad and on March 7 the interior ministry designated a number of groups, including the Brotherhood, as terrorist organisations.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - 07:16
Nayef al-Ajmi was quoted in the statement as saying that comments made by U.S. Treasury Undersecretary David Cohen in March, reported in U.S. media, were "baseless and groundless".
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:46
Sour said he regretted the release which had been made on political grounds. "These are people who committed crimes," he said. "Now justice is entering political conflicts."
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:29
Diplomats have another explanation for the better security in Misrata: regular military units check all vehicles that enter the city, a procedure rare elsewhere in Libya.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 13:27
Libyan lawmakers approved a new election law on Sunday, paving the way to call general elections later this year.
Friday, March 28, 2014 - 09:35
Friday's shooting came a day after the new cabinet of the Lebanese prime minister, Tammam Salam, approved a security plan for the city, where at least 29 people have been killed in the past fortnight.