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Algeria hopes to reopen its Libya embassy soon, the country’s minister of Maghreb affairs said on Wednesday as he visited Tripoli in the latest show of support for the UN-backed government. Algeria hosted several rounds of UN-brokered Libyan peace talks that helped paved the way for a December power-sharing deal …

Algeria said on Sunday 14 armed militants have been killed since March and a big load of war arsenal discovered in the southeastern province of El Oued as part of a wide scale counter-terrorism operation. “After killing 14 terrorists last month in the locality of Kouinine and retrieving a large …

Mayor of Sirte, Mukhtar Al Madani met in Tripoli officials from Libya Charity Organization led by Nehad Maitiq. The meeting focused on difficult humanitarian situation faced by the displaced families from Sirte. The mayor said they agreed on a work plan and a humanitarian support plan for the families displaced …

Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler announced Sunday the return of the United Nations mission to this country. Kobler said at a conference in Tripoli that “the UN mission will stay in Tripoli five days a week,” media …

The foreign ministers of France and Germany made an unannounced visit on Saturday to Tripoli in a show of support for the new unity government striving to bridge Libya’s deep political divisions. World powers see the Government of National Accord (GNA) as a crucial partner in tackling jihadists behind a …

French President Francois Hollande and his Egyptian counterpart called on Monday for the United Nations Security Council to meet over the security situation in Libya and take new measures after Egypt’s air force bombed Islamic State targets there.

French President Francois Hollande is meeting his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on Sunday to boost military ties. The leaders are set to sign an arms deal worth more than $1bn following months of negotiations.

South Sudan’s rebel chief Riek Machar will return to the capital on Monday for the first time since war began, his spokesman said, a key step in salvaging a floundering peace agreement. Machar’s return as part of the August 2015 peace deal is seen as the best hope yet for …

An Ethiopian official says that armed groups have killed more than 140 civilians near Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan. The attackers came from South Sudan and killed civilians, including women and children, Getachew Reda, Ethiopia’s communications minister, told the Associated Press on Saturday. “The Ethiopian defence force is currently chasing …

Foreign Office Minister for the MENA Region Tobias Ellwood reaffirmed the United Kingdom’s “commitment to stand with Tunisia in helping defeat terrorism.” “The security that Tunisia is requiring is the security we need,” he said in a telephone interview with TAP on Wednesday. “We want to stand by Tunisia to …