Headlines
  • At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
  • Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
  • The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
  • Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
  • To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
  • In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
  • Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.

Tag: General Khalifa Haftar

January 8, 2020

Putin to Visit Turkey Amid Growing...

President Vladimir Putin will visit Istanbul Wednesday to help inaugurate a new gas pipeline between the Russia and Turkey

July 19, 2019

Living and Dying in Battle for...

As Libya’s two rival governments fight for control of the capital, Tripoli, airstrikes and artillery fire continue to batter the city. Nearly 1,100 people have died and more than 100,000 have been displaced by the war

July 4, 2019

Death Toll Climbs in Libya Bombing

The United Nations says at least 55 people were killed and more than 130 injured in the Tuesday night airstrike on a detention center holding illegal migrants in Libya’s capital. VOA’s Heather Murdock is on the scene in Tripoli and files this report

June 13, 2019

Families Flee Sudan War, Only to...

War in the Libyan capital has been ongoing since early April, and 80,000 people have been displaced. Among them are some families from Sudan, Eritrea and other countries who fled extreme violence at home, only to be forced again to flee violence in Libya

May 2, 2019

Displaced Families in Tripoli Languish as...

The ongoing fighting in Libya pitting the Western-backed government in Tripoli against a renegade Libyan general has displaced tens of thousands of people who are now flooding the Libyan capital. Local aid workers say they don’t have the capacity to take care of these families if the war expands and soldiers in Tripoli are warning there appears to be no end to the standoff

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