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The foreign minister of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said he will not attend an Arab league meeting of foreign ministers on Libya arguing that the GNA was not consulted. Taher Siala, reports say, told the PanArab organization’s Read more
A group of Egyptian nationals who were stranded in Qatar amid the covid-19 pandemic have returned home after both countries, mired in a diplomatic row, agreed to coordinate the repatriation operation. A group of 174 Egyptians arrived in Egypt on Read more
Head of the Libyan House of Representation (HoR), Aguila Saleh, made an unannounced visit to Algiers, which has offered to mediate between Libyan factions. The HoR leader, based in the east, has emerged as the new leader of the Libyan Read more
Algeria Saturday laid into the World Health Organization (WHO) after the Director for Africa of the UN agency said the pandemic continues to spread fast in several countries including the North African country. A statement from the President’s office said Read more
Egypt Thursday said foreign tourists can return to main seaside resorts from July 1 as the North African country tries to relaunch the sector significantly affected by the covid-19 pandemic. International flights will resume to southern Sinai, where the resorts Read more
Egypt has abolished covid-19 testing at the country’s airports amid increase in the number of contaminations, reports say. The decision which went into force on the evening of Saturday June 6 seeks to boost resumption of air travel after its Read more
Egypt has sent military tanks and helicopters to its borders with Libya after President AbdelFattah al-Sisi backed truce between protégé Khalifa Haftar and UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Defense Blog reports. The Egyptian army has mobilized 18 M1A2 Abrams Read more
Jordan has put five people on trial after they were charged for plotting suicide attacks on Israeli positions in the Israel-occupied West Bank, a judicial source said on Tuesday. “The state security court recently began legal proceedings against five people Read more
Police in Egypt have arrested four men who attempted to rob a business in capital Cairo, disguised as national soccer and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah, reports say. The gang was arrested Tuesday on Hassanein Heikal Street in Nasr City neighborhood. Read more
Turkey Tuesday laid into the UAE for sowing chaos in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region mainly in Yemen and Libya amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, in an Read more