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Tripoli: self-reported the Islamist government of Libya issued a veiled threat to send “hundreds of thousands” of additional migrants to Europe if Brussels does not recognize. Officials say they could rent boats to send a large number of Africans across the Mediterranean, massively adding to the numbers the borders of …
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The UN calls on the Libyan stakeholders to work harder to reach agreement
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Monday urged the main political actors in Libya to redouble efforts to bring the Libyan political dialogue process to a successful conclusion, said a UN spokesman in daily news briefing Monday. “Such a conclusion would allow an agreement to form a national …
Read More »Sissi callsfor NATO to help rebuild Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi called for NATO powers to help rebuild Libya, prey to violence since an uprising supported by the Western military alliance ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, in an interview. Sisi was quoted in the British newspaper the Daily Telegraph ahead of a visit to London where he …
Read More »Denmark to send special forces Mali and Military Transport
Copenhagen November 3 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister of Denmark Kristian Jensen, will send a contingent of Mali in special forces and military transport to help stabilize the West African country, it was announced here. Jensen informed his government will send 30 men, 15 additional officers and other military aircraft type …
Read More »UN pushes for the last chord of Libyan unity
Tripoli – The United Nations on Monday urged the warring factions in Libya to agree on a unity government after they were offered to proposals to allay concerns about the regional distribution of shares in a sustained power UN deal. The UN said in a statement after consultations with the …
Read More »Somali govt extremists kill 15 soldiers in ambush
Nairobi – A Malian military official said at least 15 soldiers were killed in an ambush by rebel fighters of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab. Colonel Ahmed Muse said late Monday that the ambush took place near Walaweyn, a town in the Lower Shabelle region, about 93 kilometers south of …
Read More »Morocco breaks another ISIS cell
Sale – Moroccan authorities announced Monday they had dismantled a militant cell planning to create an Islamic state (ISIS) affiliated, seizing weapons and bomb-making material in raids on their hideouts. The cell is the latest in a series of radical groups Morocco says it has discovered. The group operated in …
Read More »German UN official to take up Libya post
The United Nations Security Council on Friday approved the appointment of German UN official Martin Kobler as the new UN special envoy to Libya, said diplomats, though it was unclear when he would take over mediating stalled peace talks. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon notified the 15-member council in a letter, …
Read More »Libya at crossroads of UN draft agreement: Egypt FM in Algeria
CAIRO: Libya is at “important crossroads” related to the United Nations draft agreement on Libya and its amendments, MENA reported Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry as saying Sunday in Algeria. Shoukry arrived in Algerian Sunday in a two-day visit for consultations on the Libya situation with his Italian counterpart Paolo …
Read More »Algeria To Host Tripartite Meeting On Libyan Crisis
A tripartite meeting involving Algeria, Egypt and Italy will be held here Monday to discuss the situation in Libya, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says. The meeting, which is part of the consultations among the three countries, will bring together Algerian Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League …
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