After launching its first scheduled flights (three times a week) to Tripoli’s Mitiga Airport on 1 May, Air Cairo announced that it is planning to expand its services to Libya soon – with new flights to the cities of Benghazi, Misrata and Sebha. The revelation was made by Hussein Al-Sharif, Chairman of Air Cairo, during […] The post After launching its flights to Tripoli on 1 May, Air Cairo plans new flights to Sebha, Misrata, and Benghazi soon appeared first on LibyaHerald.

‎Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced last Tuesday (5 May) that Mellitah Oil & Gas Company announced the completion of the manufacturing and assembly works of the equipment of the Gas Exploitation Project in the Al-Bouri field. The NOC said this achieves a new qualitative leap following Mellitah’s success in installing the compressors of the […] The post Mellitah Oil & Gas Bouri field US$ 1.565 billion gas exploitation project completes phase – to start utilising 125 million cf / day of natural gas by September appeared first on LibyaHerald.

Drought, conflict and aid cuts push Somalis into hunger as Kismayo IDP camps struggle to cope with the crisis.

Castle's 21 points and Wembanyama's 19 helped Spurs crush T'wolves 133-95 as Knicks take 2-0 lead over 76ers.

While passengers onboard the MV Hondius say the situation is calm, they face days at sea as officials warn the disease may have spread.

The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.

Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".

There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.

From Kabul to Tehran: How US diplomacy turned transactional US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Nato allies for failing to support the US-Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February, an escalation that led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - the world’s most critical energy artery - bringing misery to millions across the globe. Trump has gone so far as to threaten his allies, especially Spain, over their intransigence. In March, sitting in the White House, he warned that the US could “fly in” and use Spain’s military bases and cut off all trade. Last week, a leaked memo reported by Reuters suggested that Trump is considering expelling Spain from Nato. But what appears today as a rupture in US international relations under a pugnacious Trump administration is, in fact, the continuation of a policy forged during the Afghanistan withdrawal - when American diplomacy shifted from alliance-based coordination to transactional deal-making. Read more: From Kabul to Tehran: How US diplomacy turned transactional US Vice President JD Vance walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, Saturday, 11 April , 2026, in Islamabad. (Jacquelyn Martin/Reuters)

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait cut US base, airspace access, forcing pause of Trump's 'Project Freedom' US President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal on his “Project Freedom" plan to help ships go through the Strait of Hormuz came after Saudi Arabia suspended US access to Prince Sultan Airbase and Saudi airspace to carry out the operation, NBC News reported, citing two US officials. The report said that Trump's announcement of the plan on social media Sunday afternoon frustrated leadership in Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom then informed the US that it would not support the plan. Drop Site later reported that a US administration official confirmed that Kuwait also cut off US access to its bases and airspace.

Mark Owen is pleased to welcome Behnam Ben Taleblu, Iran Program Senior Director and Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He presents the escalating confrontation between Iran and the United States as a dangerous and evolving contest of “high risk, high reward.” He argues that Tehran is actively probing Washington’s tolerance for escalation: “the Islamic Republic is looking at the play to the edge here to see how risk averse versus how risk tolerant the Trump administration is.” In Ben Taleblu’s account, the conflict is not merely military or economic, but psychological and performative: a contest over leverage, narratives, and perceived resolve.

Nicolas Sarkozy will not serve time with an electronic ankle tag for corruption during illegal funding of his 2012 re-election bid. A source close to the case says the former French president's "advanced age" played a role in the decision.

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said Thursday his country was in an economic “state of near-emergency” as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation. The Arab world’s most populous nation has not been physically impacted by the US and Israeli war with Iran, which has seen strikes on Egypt’s wealthy Gulf allies and paralyzed trade through the vital Strait of Hormuz.

BEIRUT: Lebanon faces what officials described as “one of the most dangerous moments in recent memory” after Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli forces from areas both south and north of the Litani River, triggering a renewed Israeli air and ground campaign. Announcing its ground incursion into southern Lebanon, Israel said it aims to establish what it called a permanent “security zone” along the border.

Lebanon’s displaced families are finding small moments of relief in Beirut. A volunteer barber is helping restore dignity after weeks of conflict.

Israeli airstrike hits house in Saksakieh despite ceasefire, killing four and injuring 33, as raids in southern Lebanon stoke fears of renewed escalation.