Libya

More than 550 people narrowly escaped drowning on Wednesday after their smugglers' boat capsized in the Southern Mediterranean. Audio

Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio

The US President Barack Obama says failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency. Audio

Western intelligence agencies fear Islamic State's core leaders may be preparing to fall back to a base in Libya, where there are few good options to contain the terror group. Audio

This week's pundit takes us back a hundred years into the world of New Zealand's first armed conflict with Mujahideen, Islamic militants fighting with a jihadist motivation, and the Senussi Campaign… Audio

People in the Libyan city of Derna have welcomed the Egyptian airstrikes this week against Islamic State despite at least seven people including three children being killed. Audio

Egypt's President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has called for a United Nations resolution allowing international forces to intervene in Libya. Audio

Egypt has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya after the militants released video of the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians who had gone there for work. Jared Malsin is a journalist based in Cairo… Audio

Egypt is vowing to avenge the beheading of 21 Egyptian workers in Libya - executed by Islamic State. Audio

Three years after the fall of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is in chaos that some are calling civil war. There are two rival governments, with the UN-backed parliament declared invalid… Audio

Benghazi is back on the US political agenda with newly released emails again bringing the US Embassy attack in Libya into the pundisphere. Audio