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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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EU Nations Seek Ways To Boost Unity Government In Libya
European Union foreign ministers are looking at ways to boost the fledgling UN-backed national unity government in Libya and even move their naval mission into territorial waters to stamp out illegal migration from the north African nation and save lives at sea.
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ISIS Is Now Expanding In Libya: UN Experts
The political and security vacuum in Libya is being exploited by the ISIS terror group which has "significantly expanded" the territory it controls in the conflict-torn north African nation, UN experts said in a report circulated on Thursday.
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John Kerry in Tunisia to Help Bolster Fledgling Democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunis today to take part in a strategic dialogue aimed at bolstering political and economic ties with the North African nation.
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UN Says Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic
A UN peacekeeper was killed in the Central African Republic tuesday following a clash with Muslim Seleka rebels that comes just weeks before elections in the troubled country.
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Tunisia Prime Minister Warns of Repercussions Over British Warning
Tunisia's prime minister said he would telephone British counterpart David Cameron today to respond to his government's advice that the North African nation was unsafe for holidays, threatening unspecified repercussions.
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French Forces Kill Commander With Al Qaeda Branch in Mali
France's army confirmed on Tuesday that its special forces had killed a prominent commander with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group's north African branch, during a weekend operation in the northern Mali region of Kidal.
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Libya 'At the Limit', Risks Becoming Failed State: United Nations
The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.
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Barack Obama Urges Gulf Nations to Help With Chaos in Libya
President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country.
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United Nations Envoy Urges End to Libya Fighting as Peace Talks Resume
Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.
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Libya Parliament 'Suspends' Participation in UN-Brokered Talks
Libya's internationally recognised parliament today suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks on the future of the war-wracked North African state, officials said.
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UN Libya Mission: Rivals Agreed on National Unity Government
The United Nations mission in Libya says rival parties have agreed to work toward forming a national unity government, as part of political settlement aimed at stabilizing this North African nation plagued by lawlessness and armed conflict.
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Libya's Factions Agree to New Talks in Geneva Next Week: UN Statement
Libya's factions have agreed to a new round of negotiations to attempt to end the North African country's crisis, the United Nations said on Saturday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in Libya, Calls for End to Fighting
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on a surprise visit to Libya on Saturday urged warring factions to end the turmoil gripping the North African nation since Moamer Kadhafi was toppled in 2011.
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Arab Countries Ban Travel From African Nations Due To New Covid Strain
Saudi Arabia on Friday was among countries in the Middle East and North Africa to ban travellers from several African nations due to fears over a new coronavirus variant.
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EU Nations Seek Ways To Boost Unity Government In Libya
European Union foreign ministers are looking at ways to boost the fledgling UN-backed national unity government in Libya and even move their naval mission into territorial waters to stamp out illegal migration from the north African nation and save lives at sea.
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ISIS Is Now Expanding In Libya: UN Experts
The political and security vacuum in Libya is being exploited by the ISIS terror group which has "significantly expanded" the territory it controls in the conflict-torn north African nation, UN experts said in a report circulated on Thursday.
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John Kerry in Tunisia to Help Bolster Fledgling Democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunis today to take part in a strategic dialogue aimed at bolstering political and economic ties with the North African nation.
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UN Says Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic
A UN peacekeeper was killed in the Central African Republic tuesday following a clash with Muslim Seleka rebels that comes just weeks before elections in the troubled country.
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Tunisia Prime Minister Warns of Repercussions Over British Warning
Tunisia's prime minister said he would telephone British counterpart David Cameron today to respond to his government's advice that the North African nation was unsafe for holidays, threatening unspecified repercussions.
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French Forces Kill Commander With Al Qaeda Branch in Mali
France's army confirmed on Tuesday that its special forces had killed a prominent commander with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the group's north African branch, during a weekend operation in the northern Mali region of Kidal.
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Libya 'At the Limit', Risks Becoming Failed State: United Nations
The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.
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Barack Obama Urges Gulf Nations to Help With Chaos in Libya
President Barack Obama on Friday urged Gulf nations to help calm the chaotic political situation in Libya, saying that outside military action would not be enough to help reduce tensions in the war-ravaged North African country.
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United Nations Envoy Urges End to Libya Fighting as Peace Talks Resume
Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.
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Libya Parliament 'Suspends' Participation in UN-Brokered Talks
Libya's internationally recognised parliament today suspended its participation in UN-brokered talks on the future of the war-wracked North African state, officials said.
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UN Libya Mission: Rivals Agreed on National Unity Government
The United Nations mission in Libya says rival parties have agreed to work toward forming a national unity government, as part of political settlement aimed at stabilizing this North African nation plagued by lawlessness and armed conflict.
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Libya's Factions Agree to New Talks in Geneva Next Week: UN Statement
Libya's factions have agreed to a new round of negotiations to attempt to end the North African country's crisis, the United Nations said on Saturday.
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Libya Faces More Chaos as Top Court Rejects Elected Assembly
Libya's Supreme Court on Thursday declared the internationally recognised parliament as unconstitutional, in a ruling likely to fuel further chaos in the north African oil producing nation.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon in Libya, Calls for End to Fighting
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on a surprise visit to Libya on Saturday urged warring factions to end the turmoil gripping the North African nation since Moamer Kadhafi was toppled in 2011.
