UAE security firm enrolls Sudanese for military drill
KHARTOUM, SUDAN
Dozens of Sudanese citizens, who returned from the UAE on Tuesday, claimed that they had been forced to go into the military training by a security company to...
Ethiopia: 4 coronavirus suspects quarantined
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Ethiopia said on Tuesday it has quarantined four people suspected of contracting the novel coronavirus.
This came in a joint press statement by the Ethiopian Health Ministry and...
Libyan warlord Haftar is 'mercenary’: Turkish president
ANKARA
Turkey’s president on Tuesday said Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar has no official recognition either in the war-weary country or the international community.
"Haftar is a mercenary, a paid soldier," Recep...
Algeria president holds meeting with military officials
ALGIERS, Algeria
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune held a meeting with the country’s military leadership, the presidency said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune in his...
Russia urges Libyan military committee to convene soon
MOSCOW
Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of cease-fire.
Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue...
Libya: UN-recognized government downs UAE drone
ISTANBUL
Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday announced that it had downed an armed drone belonging to the United Arab Emirates.
The forces of the GNA said in...
Libya's Haftar defies cease-fire, launches attacks
TRIPOLI, Libya
Libya's UN-recognized government said Sunday that forces of renegade commander Khalifa Haftar had launched attacks in the country's northwest despite a call for cease-fire.
The militias attacked Abu Qurain...
Libya's neighbors seek solutions at Algeria peace meet
ALGIERS
Foreign ministers from North Africa on Thursday met to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Libya without any participation from the Libyan side.
Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, Chad, Mali and Sudan...
Removing Haftar a must for Libyan democracy: Official
TRIPOLI
Removing renegade commander Khalifa Haftar is a must for democracy process and holding elections in Libya, a prominent official said.
In an interview with Anadolu Agency, Khalid al-Mishri, chairman of...
Haftar forces threaten to hit civilian planes in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya
Forces loyal to Libya's renegade commander Khalifa Haftar Wednesday declared Libya's capital of Tripoli and its surrounding areas as a "no-fly zone" and threatened to hit civilian planes.
Ahmed...
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DHAKA, Bangladesh
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ISTANBUL
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