Egypt’s parliament authorized the deployment of troops outside the country after the president threatened military action against Turkey-backed forces in neighboring Libya. Parliament unanimously approved “the deployment of members of the Egyptian armed forces on combat missions outside Egypt’s borders to defend Egyptian national security … against armed criminal militias …
Read More »Libya: GNA fighters head to the front as the battle for Sirte looms | Libya News
Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday brought fighters closer to Sirte, a gateway to Libya’s main oil terminals that the GNA said it plans to recover from the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) ) based in the east. GNA witnesses and military commanders said a column …
Read More »Could the United States break Hong Kong’s peg to the dollar? The | China
In recent weeks, the United States has announced a series of economic policies aimed at China. This includes imposing sanctions on Chinese officials for violations of the human rights of Uighur Muslims, ending preferential trade treatment for Hong Kong, and passing the Hong Kong Autonomy Law, which allows for new …
Read More »France, Germany and Italy threaten arms sanctions for Libya
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Italy on Saturday threatened for the first time to apply sanctions against countries that continued to violate a United Nations arms embargo against Libya. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called on “all …
Read More »Turkey’s Erdogan says Egypt’s actions in Libya are ‘illegal’ | News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for supporting forces based in eastern Libya, after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with men. from the Libyan tribe that urged Cairo to intervene in the war. Turkey has been providing military aid to the United …
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