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President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Saraj met Tuesday in London with British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, Italian Foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni and representative of the French Foreign Ministry. Head of UNSMIL, Martin Kobler was also present at the meeting. Several issued were addressed …

Algeria’s ambassador in Tunis Abdelkader Hadjar said, Tuesday, that Algeria which has suffered from terrorism for a long time, stands today beside Tunisia to counter any attempt to undermine its security. The military and security co-operation between the two countries is at its highest levels, he affirmed.

The EU Naval Operation Sophia started this week the training of the Libyan Navy Coast Guard and Libyan Navy and the implementation of the UN arms embargo on the high seas off the coast of Libya. An EU statement Thursday noted that the naval operation aimed at disrupting the business …

Security, fight against terrorism and the situation in the Arab world will be on the agenda of the 13th meeting, Friday in Marseille, of the Foreign Affairs Minister of 5+5 Dialogue on the western Mediterranean. This meeting of the western Mediterranean’s countries will bring together, in addition to Algeria, Spain, …

A plane crashed Monday morning in Malta killing all five French people on Tuesday morning at 7:20 a.m. shortly after take-off in Luqa airport. Maltese officials said French customs officials were among victims on the flight, which was heading for the city of Misrata in Libya.

Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel and visiting Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Ignacio Ybanez, vowed on Monday to boost bilateral cooperation in the political, security and economic fields.

British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said that the UK military will send 40 military troops to Tunisia in an effort to stop the entry of Daesh fighters from neighbouring Libya. According to Fallon, the military personnel will train around 200 Tunisian army elements focusing on operational planning, intelligence, surveillance …

US aircraft hit Daesh targets with more 30 strikes over the last three days on the Libyan city of Sirte as pro-government forces push into its last militant-held districts, the US military said on Monday. Libyan forces are close to ending a six-month campaign to liberate Sirte from the Daesh …

Vice-president of India, Mohammad Hamid Ansari started on Monday a three-day official visit to Algeria. Ansari was greeted at Houari-Boumediene international airport by Chairman of the People’s National Assembly Mohamed Larbi Ould Khelifa, Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra and members of the government.

Algerian counterterrorism forces on Thursday killed five armed militants in Tazoult of Batna province, 480 km southeast Algiers, Defense Ministry said in a statement. The operation is still underway. Troops have managed to retrieve machine guns and large quantity of ammunition, the source added.