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The head of Libya’s unity government on Tuesday urged Libyans to rally behind forces battling to retake the city of Sirte from the Islamic State group. Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj said advances by pro-government fighters in the jihadist group’s North African stronghold should be a model for “a national initiative …

The Algerian capital on Sunday held the 3rd Algeria-U.S. meeting on security, as instability hitting the Sahel region, including Libya and Mali, was in the agenda of the discussions. The meeting was co-chaired by Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab League, Abdelkader Messahel, and the …

The European Union (EU) on Monday asked the UN Security Council to authorize EU’s naval forces in the Mediterranean to enforce the UN arms embargo on Libya. Federica Mogherini, high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, asked the 15-nation council to adopt a resolution on authorizing …

Two of Libya’s unity government soldiers were killed and 12 others were injured on Thursday in a suicide attack by ISIS near the city of Sirte, media office of the presidential guards said. The attack took place as the soldiers were advancing into Sirte with heavy artillery and air force, …

The interior minister in the national accord government ‘NAG’ , “Ala’arif Saleh Khoja” , met with director of Tripoli security and mayors of the city. During this meeting , which was held in the Tripoli security directorate headquarters , Khoja stressed on coordination and cooperation among all security services , …

European Union on Friday reiterated support to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to reach a solution to the conflict leading to “Western Sahara people’s self-determination” after their historical leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, passed away. “The EU has learned of the passing of Mohamed Abdelaziz, the historical leader of the Polisario Front,” a …

Fighters allied with Libya’s UN-backed unity government have captured two coastal towns from the Islamic State group in an advance towards its bastion Sirte, a spokesperson said on Tuesday. The Petroleum Facilities Guard overran Ben Jawad and Nofiliya as they thrust westwards along the Mediterranean coast from their base in …

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Serraj in the capital city of Tripoli to discuss a series of issues concerned. Cavusoglu told a press conference following his meeting with Serraj that the Turkish visa will be granted electronically to Libya citizens in one …

The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Çavuşoglu, said Turkey’s embassy in Libya is going to reopen and visa on Libyans will be cancelled soon. In a joint press conference with the UN-proposed government’s Foreign Minister, Mohammed Sayalah, Monday in Tripoli, the Turkish Foreign Minister said he had come to Libya to …

Algerian army troops on Sunday discovered a load of war weapons and ammunition near the border with Libya, Defense Ministry said. The weapons were discovered in the locality of Bordj Badji Mokhtar, in Adrar province, 1543 km southeastern of Algiers, thanks to the permanent patrol operations being conducted by thousands …