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The US, UK and France, along with the UN, have condemned the brief abduction of Libya’s PM and pledged their support for its transition to democracy. US Secretary of State John Kerry called the act “thuggery”, while UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged all Libyans to respect the rule of law.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been freed from captivity, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. Zeidan was kidnapped earlier on Thursday by armed rebels in Tripoli. Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelazis confirmed Zeidan’s release.

A group of former rebels in Libya said Thursday it had “arrested” Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, after he was seized by gunmen from a Tripoli hotel in a dawn raid. The Operations Cell of Revolutionaries, which in principle reports to the defence and interior ministries, said on Facebook it had seized Zeidan “on the prosecutor’s …

U.S. President Barack Obama has praised U.S. forces for capturing a terror suspect known as Abu Anas al-Libi and says the longtime fugitive will be brought to justice. Obama said Abu Anas, seized Saturday in Libya, helped plan and execute the deadly 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East …

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