Khaled Mahmoud

Khaled Mahmoud
Arab World Migrants on a wooden boat are rescued by German NGO Jugend Rettet ship "Juventa" crew in the Mediterranean sea off Libya coast, June 18, 2017. Picture taken on June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Int’l Organization Says 73 Migrants 'Presumed' Dead off Libya Coast

At least 73 migrants were missing and presumed dead after their boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Libya, the UN's International Organization for…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Libya Abdoulaye Bathily speaks during a meeting with Arab Foreign Ministers in the capital of Tripoli, Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. (AP)

UNSMIL Calls for Coordinating Int’l Efforts to Hold Libya Elections

Special Representative of the UN Sec-Gen and head of UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Abdoulaye Bathily reiterated his calls to all international parties…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Head of Libya’s government of stability Fathi Bashagha. (Government of stability)

Bashagha: Holding Elections in Libya Impossible with Two Govts

Head of Libya’s government of stability Fathi Bashagha stressed on Wednesday that holding presidential and parliamentary elections in the country will be…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
World  A photo distributed by the extremist Al-Shabaab movement on Tuesday.

Somali President Accuses Iran of Implementing ‘Subversive Agenda’ Through Humanitarian Efforts

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud accused Iran of interfering in his country, at a time when the US military announced that it had killed two members of…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World People gather outside their destroyed shops after a suicide bomber detonated at the Banadir regional administration in Mogadishu, Sunday, Jan.22, 2023. (AP)

Somalia: Over 40 Shabaab Terrorists Killed in New Military Operation

The Somali army announced on Monday that it has killed 40 members of the extremist al-Shabaab Movement in a new military operation in the Mudug governorate. …

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World GNU Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush attends a meeting with other Arab Foreign Ministers in the capital of Tripoli, Sunday Jan. 22, 2023. (AP)

Libya’s GNU Fails in Holding Official Meeting for Arab FMs

Several Arab countries, as well as Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, skipped on Sunday a meeting for Arab foreign ministers that was hosted by…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar gives a speech during a rally marking the 71st anniversary of the country's independence from Italy in the eastern city of Benghazi on December 24, 2022. (AFP)

Libya’s Haftar, Menfi, Saleh Return to Cairo for Negotiations

A new round of negotiations kicked off in Cairo over the weekend between Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar, head of the Presidential Council…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Security forces patrol near a hotel after an attack by al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, Somalia (File photo: AFP)

Ethiopia, Somalia Boost Security Cooperation

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud stressed that the bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Ethiopia will continue, saying Ethiopia is a "strong…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)