The French President spoke with his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi following a terror attack in Tunis in which at least eight people were killed. According to a source close to Hollande’s office, in the brief call with Essebsi, Hollande expressed “the solidarity of France with the Tunisian people in …

Algeria and Italy share the same positions on the need to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya and to strengthen the fight against terrorism, said Wednesday in Rome Minister for Maghreb and African Affairs Abdelkader Messahel. “Algeria and Italy share the same positions (as regards the crisis …

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned what he called the “deplorable” attack on Tunisia’s national museum that left at least 17 tourists, including a South African, dead on Wednesday. The UN Security Council also slammed what it called “this heinous act.”