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A new round of UN-sponsored talks on Monday and Tuesday are scheduled to take place in Tunis-Gammarth in efforts by the commission for inter-Libyan dialogue to solve the crisis in Libya. The meeting, according to a statement released by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), will focus on …

The French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian warned Monday that it is quite likely that IS radical groups remaining in Libya would flee to Egypt or Tunisia after being pushed and defeated in their Libyan stronghold of Sirte, “We should begin to look seriously at the question of the spread …

Visiting UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler said here on Saturday that he discussed with Algerian officials the situation in Libya and the growing threat of the terrorist group of Islamic State. Kobler held in Algiers talks with Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab …

Mali’s defence minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly was fired on Saturday, officials told AFP, a day after jihadists briefly took control of a town in the country’s centre. A decree released by the government stated his post had been revoked after militants stepped up attacks in the country’s centre in recent …

A central Malian town was under suspected jihadist control on Friday after administrative buildings were attacked and the army was driven from the area, an elected official and a security source said. “At the moment jihadists are in control of the town of Boni. They infiltrated the town and today …

Libyan pro-government forces are facing “fierce resistance” from Islamic State group holdouts in Sirte and it could take several days to gain full control of the city, a spokesperson said on Sunday. Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) launched a new attack on Saturday against ISIS in …

South Sudan has agreed to the deployment of a 4 000-strong regional protection force approved by the UN Security Council after first rejecting the peacekeepers as a violation of its sovereignty. Sunday’s announcement came after the Security Council met with South Sudan President Salva Kiir during a rare visit to …

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi arrived in New Delhi on Thursday on a three-day visit and will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday with an aim to step up engagement in areas of security, counter-terrorism and trade. Later in the evening, Sisi is expected to meet US …

Police killed two suspected jihadi terrorists and seized guns and a suicide belt in a raid Wednesday in the western region of Kasserine, Tunisia’s interior ministry said. The two men were known to police and had been on a terrorist wanted list before dying in an hours-long shootout that lasted …

Libyan Prime Minister, Fayez Serraj paid a visit to the government forces in the city of Sirte who are fighting against IS, local media reported on Thursday. Serraj was received on Wednesday by the leaders of the forces, who provided him a full explanation of the course of operations in …