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Egypt weighs Hifter’s role in Libyan transition

Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Hifter visited Cairo and met with the US ambassador to Libya at a time of heightened tensions between Hifter and the new Libyan government of national unity. US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland met with Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Hifter in Cairo Aug. …

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Turkey views ties with Ethiopia as key to influence in Africa

Turkey’s quest for normalization with Egypt and a new beginning with Sudan hinges on how far Ankara takes its relations with Ethiopia amid a simmering water dispute in the region over Ethiopia’s mega dam on the Nile. The crisis in the Nile basin over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has …

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Intel: Faith, civic leaders call on Biden to prioritize ending Syria’s war

In a letter to President Joe Biden, a group of Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders called for the administration to adopt “a resolute, diplomacy-first” policy on Syria. A coalition of civic and faith-based leaders is urging President Joe Biden to put Syria’s decadelong civil war at the top of his …

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