Egypt shut its embassy in Sanaa and recalled all its staff on Monday due to deteriorating security, state media said, joining a diplomatic exodus since Shiite militia seized the Yemeni capital. Long on the front line of the US war against al-Qaeda, Yemen has descended into chaos since the Shiite …

Mali’s Prime Minister Modibo Keita urged a swift agreement in negotiations with rebels restarting this week in Algiers, saying progress was “looking very good” toward a definitive peace deal in the north. Attempts to reach an accord between Mali’s government and the mostly Tuareg rebel movements demanding more autonomy in …

Airstrikes conducted by Egyptian air force against a site of the terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS/Daech) in Libya “are not likely to fundamentally change the commitment of countries in the region to an inclusive dialogue in Libya,” Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra stressed Monday.