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Al-Sisi, Conte in talks on Libya crisis
Haftar left Moscow without signing ceasefire agreement: news agency
Russia opens three checkpoints to evacuate civilians from Syria’s Idlib
Russia had asked militant groups to let civilians leave Idlib through the three points, adding that the Russian forces had informed people about the evacuation points via SMS messages, leaflets, TV, and radio reports.
Libya’s warring rival leaders meet in Moscow for peace talks
The meeting comes amid Turkish-Russian mediation for reaching reconciliation
Libya’s conflicting sides accuse each other of breaking truce
LAAF pledged to halt its operations in Tripoli, but GNA accused its rival of breaking ceasefire
Libyan parliament says it would seek Egyptian army support ‘if need be’
Al-Sisi receives European Council President in Cairo to discuss Libyan crisis
US rejects Baghdad’s request to withdraw troops
“I think they’ll agree to pay. Otherwise we’ll stay there,” says Trump
Haitham bin Tariq sworn in as Oman’s sultan
Sultan Qaboos dies at age of 79
Putin, Al-Assad meet at Russian forces HQ in Damascus
Moscow is the main supporter for the Syrian regime
Libya’s Haftar seizes strategic city of Sirte
Tunisia says it will never allow Turkey to send its troops across its borders with Libya
Egypt’s and Jordan’s FMs discuss ways to face current challenges
Seven countries agree to form entity, supporting stability in Red Sea
Egypt hosts summit with France, Italy, Greece, Cyprus on Libya
The FMs will address efforts to reach a comprehensive settlement to end the Libyan crisis as well as issues of the Eastern Mediterranean region.
Egypt warns grave consequence over Turkish military intervention in Libya
28 people killed in attack on military academy by LAAF
Libyan parliament refers GNA head and FM to prosecution over ‘high treason’
Parliament votes to cut relations with Turkey, shut down embassies in both countries
Turkey to vote on bill to deploy troops to Libya
Arab League rejects foreign military interference in Libya
Somali, US forces kill senior Al-Shabab militant
The latest strike comes a day after the militant group killed at least 79 people
Iran, Hezbollah, Iraq condemn US strikes in Syria and Iraq
The US carried out airstrikes against Kataib Hezbollah (Hezbollah Battalion) in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, targeting three Kataib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq and two in Syria, killing 25 fighters, and wounding 55 others, according to Pentagon Spokesperson Jonathan Hoffman.
Sudan sentences 27 security officials to death for torturing protesters
This is the first time that Sudanese courts sentence violators from the demonstrations that ousted Al-Bashir in April
Abbas says no election unless Palestinians vote in East Jerusalem
Israeli media earlier reported that the Israeli government ignored the Palestinian Authority’s request
10 killed in suspected Houthi missile attack on military parade in southern Yemen
“The missile hit the guest platform just 20 minutes after the end of the military graduation parade, causing a huge blast,” said Fuad Jubary, spokesman of the newly-recruited forces.
Greece threatens to turn to ICJ to resolve Mediterranean maritime dispute
Turkey deploys Syrian fighters in Libya, HoR describes Turkish intervention ‘a new colonisation of Libya’
Concerns arise as ‘foreign mercenaries’ mobilise to Libyan battlefield
‘GNA’s need is immediate, Ankara deploys Syrian rebels without a troop authorisation from Turkey’s parliament,’ says fellow
More than 235,000 flee violence spike in northwest Syria: UN
As the Syrian army advances into Idlib province, nearly a quarter of a million civilians have been displaced over the past two weeks
Shells hit military base housing US troops in northern Iraq
The brief statement gave no further details about the incident, saying that more details will be released later.
Palestinian officials decry Bennett’s registration of West Bank settlements
“This measure is related to imposing procedural sovereignty,” says the Israeli Defence Minister
Deadly attack in Somalia claims lives of scores
The Horn of Africa country has been riddled by conflict since 1991
Turkey to vote on sending troops to Libya on Monday
Al-Sisi asserts Egypt’s support for Libya’s LAAF
Turkey wants to solve Libya’s crisis through negotiations: Erdogan
Erdogan arrived in Tunisia on an unannounced visit on Wednesday to meet his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, in which both presidents will discuss bilateral relations and the situation in Libya.
Humanitarian organisations halt activities in Yemen after attacks on buildings
“Those who will suffer the most are innocent Yemenis who benefit from IRC’s work”: IRC
Israel FM officially opposes Turkey-GNA accord
Minister says the deal will not lead to confrontation between the two countries
Shoukry discusses Turkey-GNA accord with Russian counterpart, UN’s Libya envoy
Cyprus, Egypt, Greece and France to hold a summit in January in Cairo