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UN envoy to Tobruk to "help" Libya unity govt talks

Tobruk – UN envoy Martin Kobler visited the headquarters of the internationally recognized parliament of Libya on Sunday to “help” with a confidence vote on a national unity government for the crisis-torn country. “The eyes of the people of Libya are on Tobruk. They expect GNA. I am here today …

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THE “INTERMARIUM”: A CENTURY-OLD SECURITY DOCTRINE REVISITED

Recent developments a) On February 2, U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter unveiled plans to add more heavy weapons and armored vehicles to prepositioned stocks in Eastern Europe in order to give the Pentagon two brigade sets worth of heavy equipment on NATO’s eastern frontier. The White House plans to pay …

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UN: Up to 73 000 civilians fleeing the fighting in Darfur, Sudan

Khartoum – Some 73,000 civilians fled Marra mountains in the heart of the Darfur region in Sudan since the army launched an offensive against the rebels on 15 January, the UN said Wednesday. The world body said the move was the largest in the district in a decade and was …

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