New fighting erupted early Sunday between forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government and those of a rival administration for control of key eastern oil ports. “The Petroleum Facilities Guard launched an offensive this morning and (our forces) are fighting them in Ras Lanuf,” said Mohamad Ibset, spokesman for the ...
Central Paris was gripped by a brief panic on Saturday afternoon, after police cordoned off the area around Etienne Marcel metro station, and an armed unit moved in. Despite issuing an alert that a “security situation” was ongoing, authorities later said the incident was a “false alarm.” When contacted by ...
