Africa

Ministers from the 22 Arab League member states have conducted meetings with their Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at a time when the region faces a number of crises.

Fierce clashes in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said on Tuesday. The fighting erupted late on Monday, with forces and fighter jets belonging to General Khalifa Hifter pounding positions …

Libya’s Parliament has called back its ambassador from Turkey. Quoting an unnamed source, the Dubai-based broadcasterAl Arabiya reported Sept. 2 that the Libyan Foreign Ministry accused President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of interfering with Libya’s internal affairs after saying the

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi told a delegation of US congressmen, headed by the chair of the Armed Services Committee Howard McKeon, that major world powers should fulfill their responsibilities of supporting countries against terrorism considering its escalation in the region, according to a Tuesday statement by the Egyptian armed …

At least seven militants were killed and six others injured during a military raid in the restive Sinai province of Egypt, a security source said. The raid was launched after a militant attack left 11 policemen dead in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in Sinai’s

Libya’s toothless outgoing government admitted on Monday from its safe refuge in the east of the country that it has in effect lost control of Tripoli to armed militia. The interim government led by prime minister Abdullah al-Thani, which resigned last week, said armed groups, mostly Islamist militia, were in …

Libya’s official news agency says the country’s elected parliament has tasked the recently resigned prime minister with forming a new government. LANA says the parliament convening in Tobruk voted Monday to name Abdullah al-Thinni as the new head of an 18-portfolio Cabinet, of which seven ministries would

Sameh Shoukry headed to Europe on Sunday with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations and economic ties with visits to Berlin, Paris and Rome. The foreign minister is expected to meet French President Francois Hollande and consult with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and members of the French business community, according …

Egypt opened an investigation into deposed president Mohamed Morsi for delivering “documents relevant to national security” to Qatar. Morsi is already facing the death penalty in several trials and his supporters have been the target of a bloody crackdown by the authorities that has left more than 1 400 dead …

Egypt has decided to open its doors to train the Libyan police, army and all their subsidiary bodies, and will collaborate with neighbouring countries to collect illegal arms. Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdel Aziz , head of the Libyan Parliament Saleh Okeila, and Military head Abdel Razek Al-Nazouri announced the …