Libyan parties on Thursday will start discussions on candidates for the national unity government, head of the UN Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon said in Morocco. “The UNSMIL agrees the moment has come for expediting talks and starting the discussion on the candidates for the national unity government,” …

Libya’s peace process is passing through a hard time but deputy prime minister Abdul Salam al-Badri says there is still room for agreement between the country’s warring factions. Delegates for Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk recalled its team from the United Nations peace talks with Tripoli, complaining about amendments …

Egypt’s Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that it has killed 11 “terrorists” and arrested 51 others, according to the official Facebook page of the army spokesperson. The move came during the eighth consecutive day of military operations in North Sinai named “Retribution of the Martyr”. Military forces have been …