How to address the migrant crisis was at the center of Italian debate on Monday, a day after hundreds of people were feared to have drowned over the weekend while attempting the Mediterranean Sea crossing.
Peaceful solutions to the Libyan and Ukraine conflicts were at the center of talks between Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Rome on Thursday.
The termination of all contracts with Turkish firms by Libya's interim government in Tobruk on Sunday is a price Ankara has to pay for its ill-thought-out foreign policy, analysts believe.
Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah al- Sisi urged on Sunday the Arab countries to form a unified military force to fight the growing threat of terrorism in the region.
Egypt conducted airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) positions in Libya on Monday, a day after the militant group released a video purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptians in the neighboring country.
A lot of Egyptians believe that there should be an Arab alliance to combat terrorist groups in the Arab world, particularly the IS and its affiliates that have been growing fast in the region.
The Islamic State (IS) group in Libya released a video on Sunday purportedly showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians, which enraged President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who warned of response to the deaths when appropriate.
The Libyan branch of the Islamic State (IS) on Thursday claimed to have executed two Tunisian journalists who disappeared for months.
The Philippine government has released additional 50 million pesos (1.11 million U.S. dollars) to augment the fund for the continuing repatriation of Filipinos affected by the deteriorating security situation in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, a senior government official said Tuesday.
U.S. crude prices recovered Friday as U.S. economic growth for the second quarter was upwardly revised.
Libya's parliament on Monday approved Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni's new cabinet, forming a crisis government to tackle the ongoing political crisis.
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al- Thinni has ruled out any negotiations with the Islamist armed alliance Libya Dawn, saying the government will launch new assaults to wipe it out.
Several unidentified warplanes bombed Islamist militants in Libya's volatile capital of Tripoli on Monday, killing five and injuring several, according to sources.
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday.
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday.
The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that U.S. forces on Sunday captured a key figure suspected in the attacks on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in September 2012.
Libya's Prime Minister Ahmed Maitiq on Wednesday called for a national dialogue to reach a peace solution between the "coup" general and all related groups.
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