Libya ordered the "immediate" closure of its main border crossing with Tunisia on Tuesday following clashes between armed groups and security forces on the Libyan side, the interior ministry said.
The border post in the desert area of Ras Jedir about 170 kilometres (105
miles) from the Libyan capital Tripoli, is the main crossing point between the two North African countries. According to local media, armed clashes broke out on Monday night between armed groups who control Ras Jedir and security forces sent by Tripoli.
Tunisia hopes to increase phosphate output about five-fold to 14-million metric tons in 2030, according to Mining Weekly, quoting a
In a meeting between Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi and Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for
After years of backing former Syrian dictator Bashir al-Assad, Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with the man who
French President Emmanuel Macron urged his ministers to maintain a "rigorous and respectful dialogue" with Algeria, contrasting sharply
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