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Libyan PM, French Envoy discuss security and political transition

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah met with French President Emmanuel Macron’s Special Envoy to Libya, Paul Soler, on Sunday to review the ongoing security operation in Tripoli and set priorities for the next stage of stabilization efforts. The talks disclosed on August 18 by the Prime Minister’s office, addressed bilateral relations, Libya’s political trajectory, […]

Egypt-USA: Sisi and Panetta discuss regional security

Regional security and the joint Arab force project were among the main topics discussed at talks held Thursday in Cairo between Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi and visiting former U.S Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. A statement released by the Egyptian presidency said Panetta is convinced that the joint Arab force being discussed by members […]

U.S.-Based NGO Calls on Algerian Regime to Stop Targeting Journalists

The New-York based Committee to Protect Journalists has called on the Algerian regime to immediately release freelance journalist and blogger Mourad At-Mimou and stop targeting journalists for their online commentary. Algerian plainclothes police officers arrested At-Mimou on July 7, while he was at a café in Tizi-Ouzou, in northern Algeria’s Kabylia region, according to a […]