Tag Archives: Libya

Niger: municipal and regional councils out

Posted on April 4, 2024 by huecri

General Abdourahamane Tiani, who ousted the African nation’s elected president in a coup last July, signed an order for the dismantling of municipal and regional councils that were last elected in 2020, [September 26 2023 Niger: 5 coups since 1960, … Continue reading →

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Suez: containership hits bridge

Posted on December 6, 2023 by huecri

The Suez Canal Authority reported the ONE Orpheus (104,525 dwt) built in 2008 and managed by NYK for ONE experienced a “steering failure as a result of its rudder breaking down,” which led to the collision with a floating bridge … Continue reading →

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U.S. sanctions in Qatar, Muhammad Ahmad ‘Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah

Posted on October 18, 2023 by huecri

In Qatar, the Treasury Department will sanction Muhammad Ahmad ‘Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah, whom officials described as a longtime Hamas operative with “close ties to Iranian elements.” [April 12 2011 Qatar giving French-made wire-guided anti-tank missiles to Libyan rebels ] Qatar … Continue reading →

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Libya: Lanny Davis and Robert Livingston FARA agents

Posted on September 23, 2021 by huecri

LANNY DAVIS and former Rep. BOB LIVINGSTON (R-La.), have teamed up as foreign agents representing Khalifa Haftar: “Our lobbying mission, as summarized in our FARA filing, is limited to expressing Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s support of free and fair, UN-supervised … Continue reading →

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Libya: Saadi Gaddafi to Istanbul

Posted on September 7, 2021 by huecri

Local media reported al-Saadi Gadhafi was released after he was acquitted on charges dating back to the uprising against his father’s rule. [September 5 2021] Libyan authorities have released Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who … Continue reading →

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Somalia: elections postponed

Posted on July 26, 2021 by huecri

Indirect parliamentary and presidential polls were due to open on July 25 with four days of voting for the upper house by state delegates. The election cycle was due to end with a presidential poll on October 10. The delay … Continue reading →

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Sudan: Hemeti’s RSF merger with the army ” distant hope”

Posted on June 28, 2021 by huecri

Paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo openly rejected a merger with the armed forces The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was formed in 2013 to crush rebels fighting Bashir’s government throughout Sudan . “Talk of RSF integration into the army could break … Continue reading →

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Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, who helped found the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah died of covid

Posted on June 7, 2021 by huecri

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Ali Akbar Mohtashamipour, a Shiite cleric who as Iran’s ambassador to Syria helped found the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah and lost his right hand to a book bombing reportedly carried out by Israel, died Monday … Continue reading →

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Libya: heading to a Yemen scenario

Posted on February 25, 2021 by huecri

“I think there was a plan,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. But it “ran into some reality.” The result, he said, is “that there’s been more space in Libya for extremist groups who filled some of the vacuum.”There are … Continue reading →

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Libya: Ten years after Arab Spring

Posted on December 15, 2020 by huecri

https://apnews.com/article/egypt-cairo-middle-east-islamic-state-group-coronavirus-pandemic-52132529245fc1cd19b1bd678acf39a3 [February 16 2011 crowds rally in Benghazi, clash with police ]           In Benghazi, a crowd armed with gasoline bombs and rocks protested outside a government office to demand the release of a human rights … Continue reading →

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