Magreb News

A three-day visit to Morocco by Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan wrapped up on Tuesday (October 8th) with plans for new partnerships in health, education, training, security and other sectors. Officials attending the bilateral talks hailed the “high level” of collaboration in efforts to prevent illegal immigration and all forms …

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan arrived, on Tuesday in Tunis, from Morocco for a short visit as part of a Maghreb tour. Ali Zeidan was seen in at Tunis-Carthage airport by his opposite number Ali larayedh.

The Algerian government said Tuesday it was taking dramatic steps to secure the release of diplomats kidnapped in northern Mali. Algerian diplomats were kidnapped by al-Qaida allies who seized territory in northern Mali following a coup in Bamako in 2012.

Tunisia’s ruling party and opposition groups on Saturday (October 5th) signed a roadmap agreement aimed at ending the months-long political crisis. The deal calls for the nomination of an independent prime minister by the end of next week, who would then have two weeks to form a cabinet.

Libya’s Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said on Tuesday that relations with the United States would not be affected by a U.S. military raid that captured an al Qaeda suspect in Tripoli, but he said Libyan suspects should be tried in in their own country.

France on Saturday lauded the roadmap adopted by the participants in the inaugural session of the Tunisian national dialogue to emerge from the current political crisis. France hopes that the dialogue will continue with the spirit of responsibility until the completion of

Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party agreed Saturday to stand down at the end of October by signing a roadmap with the opposition for a government of independents to be formed within three weeks. The document, drawn up by four mediators, foresees the nomination of an independent prime minister by the end of next …

Secretary of State John Kerry today said two high-profile raids in Libya and Somalia showed the United States’ unflinching determination to hunt down those responsible for terrorism. “We hope that this makes clear that the United States of Americawill never stop in its effort to hold those accountable who conduct acts of terror,” …

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has officially apologized to Russia for an attack on the Russian embassy in Tripoli. “Russian authorities received an official apology from Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan for the armed attack at the Russian embassy in Tripoli. Libya condemns the attack and is ready to compensate …

A Tripoli court will decide October 24 whether to indict more than 20 senior figures from Moammar Gadhafi’s regime charged with killing protesters during the 2011 revolt that toppled him. The officials include Gadhafi’s once high-profile son Seif al-Islam — who was unable to attend because he is being held by