Suez Canal Traffic Recovers as Ceasefire Eases Red Sea Tensions
Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen 47 ships return since early February, following a Gaza ceasefire that reduced Houthi attacks
Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Commission met in Sirte on Sunday and announced that the stability of the ceasefire was still in place. Referring to the agreement signed in October 2020 under the auspices of the United Nations in Geneva, stressing that "all committees supervising its implementation and monitoring affiliated with the 5+5 Commission continue their work with dedication and sincerity."
The Commission held its meeting in Sirte on Sunday, in the presence of the two parties from the military and security leaders of the General Staff of the Libyan Army in Tripoli and their counterparts representing Khalifa Haftar's forces, as well as the Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Stephanie Koury and several officials in the mission.
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