World Oct 18 Destruction of Gaza hospital spreads anger across Middle East, threatening to widen conflict The fighting in Gaza is spreading anger across the region, alarming U.S. allies and threatening wider unrest.
World Oct 13 Israel’s call for Gaza evacuation raises fears of a mass exodus of refugees into Egypt Since Hamas’ bloody attack on Israel sparked a massive retaliation in Gaza, Egypt’s leadership has frantically tried to negotiate the entry of humanitarian aid through its crossing into the Palestinian territory — partially in hopes of averting an exodus into…
World Sep 25 In Libya, 8 officials jailed for potential negligence following catastrophic dam collapse The office of General Prosecutor al-Sidiq al-Sour said Monday that the officials were questioned over allegations that mismanagement and negligence contributed to the failure of the dams, which broke up on Sep. 11 after they were overwhelmed by Storm Daniel.
World Sep 20 Left behind and grieving, survivors of devastating Libya floods call for accountability Thousands of Libyans have lost family members, friends and neighbors in the devastating floods that engulfed the country's east. Many survivors are still sheltering inside the wrecked city, waiting for word that the bodies of their loved ones have been…
World Sep 20 Communication outage hits flood-stricken city in Libya, complicating search efforts Libya's state-owned telecommunications company says the outage began when fiber-optic cables in eastern Libya were severed Tuesday. Internet and phone service were knocked out, with residents and journalists unable to reach those inside the city of Derna.
World Sep 18 Experts had long warned ‘consequences will be disastrous’ if dams in Libya ignored The warnings came true in the early hours of Sept. 11, when residents of Derna woke up to loud explosions before floodwaters pounded the Mediterranean city.
World Sep 16 Libya investigates cause of double dam collapse that triggered devastating flood Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams that caused a devastating flood in a coastal city as rescue teams searched for bodies on Saturday, nearly a week after the deluge killed more than 11,000 people.
World Sep 14 Flooding death toll climbs to staggering 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of Derna, aid group says The Libyan Red Crescent says that the death toll from floods in the eastern Libyan city of Derna has soared to 11,300. The Secretary General of the aid group says a further 10,100 people are reported missing in the coastal…
World Sep 13 Death toll from devastating floods in Libyan city surpasses 5,100 dead The U.N. migration agency says that more than 30,000 people have been left homeless by the destruction.
World Sep 12 Floods devastate eastern Libya, thousands missing and feared dead The destruction came to Derna and other parts of eastern Libya on Sunday night, when Mediterranean storm Daniel pounded the coast.