Libya

U.S. President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency.

Since then, this mistake seems to have marked Obama's policies in the Middle East.

Pope Francis will next week make a brief trip to Lesbos, the Greek island on the frontline of Europe's migrant crisis, the Vatican confirmed on April 7.
 

One of Libya's rival governments resigned on April 5, a step that helps efforts by a new, U.N.-brokered unity government to assert itself in the capitol, Tripoli, despite opposition from some local militias.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu hours before Greece began returning migrants from Lesbos to Turkey under a landmark European Union deal to stop the uncontrollable influx of refugees into Europe. 

Austrian Defence Minister Hans Peter Doskozil told Austrian newspaper ‘Osterreich’ that 3 military battalions were ready to deploy in the state of Tirol in light of the refugee crisis. His new statements come a day after he told news outlets Saturday that tighter military border controls were necessary on the borders of Greece, Italy and Bulgaria to stem immigration flows.

 I came to the "capital of the world" for a panel at Columbia University on a new and highly interesting book: "The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions." Penned by the prominent academic Michael Walzer, it is a book that explains how the secular parties that founded most post-colonial states were soon challenged and even defeated by a religious revival.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu to discuss the World Humanitarian Summit to be held in Istanbul, along with Turkey's contribution to the anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) efforts in Libya, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Airplane hijackings such as the one that unfolded on March 29 involving an Egyptian airliner have become relatively rare since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks led to increased security.

The hijackings have been carried out mostly by individuals trying to resolve personal issues, and almost all ended swiftly and safely.
 
Here are some examples:      

Turkey has the potential to increase its annual revenue from health tourism to $5 billion over the next two years, with officials looking for ways to boost and diversify the country's tourism appeal amid a downturn in the sector.

Libya's National Salvation government in Tripoli has declared a state of emergency after reports that four members of the rival United Nations' unity government have arrived.