A new round of the Libyan political dialogue commenced at the United Nations Office at Geneva on Thursday, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya, Bernardino Leon, will hold a number of meetings with the parties on Thursday and Friday.

Libya’s internationally recognized government has decided to ban the entry of Pakistani, Yemeni and Iranian nationals to the country, according to Libyan official news agency LANA reported on Wednesday. The decision is based on suspicion of nationals of these countries joining extremist groups, including Islamic State (IS), the report said.

Visiting Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Monday hailed the key mediation role of Algeria in the peace and reconciliation agreement in Mali. “Our Algerian brothers did everything to make all antagonists feel at home ahead of the inter-Malian inclusive dialogue,” Keita told reporters after he met with Algerian President …