North Africa

Libyan forces loyal to eastern-based commander Khalifa Haftar were reported on Monday to have moved into the city of Sirte with little or no resistance from GNA.During the early hours of Monday LNA started moving from Al Jufra Air...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said troops have begun moving into Libya to ensure stability for the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli.The military deployment was approved last week by the Turkish parliament to deter the Libyan...

Flights were suspended at the only functioning airport in Libya’s capital Tripoli on Friday because of rocket fire and shelling, as people in eastern Libya protested Turkish military support for their rivals.Turkey’s parliament voted on Thursday to allow troops...

A military transport plane crashed on Thursday after taking off from an airport in Sudan’s West Darfur, killing 18 people on board, according to the military.The Antonov 12 plane crashed five minutes after taking off from El-Geneina, killing its...

Turkey’s parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli battle against forces loyal to a rival government that is seeking to capture the capital.Turkish lawmakers voted 325-184 at an emergency...

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey will send troops to Libya now that Tripoli has requested it, and he will present legislation to parliament in January for deployment to the north African country.Ankara signed two separate accords...

Algeria’s military chief Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, who was instrumental in pushing out the gas-rich country’s long-serving president amid pro-democracy protests earlier this year, died unexpectedly Monday.Gaid Salah’s death thrusts Algeria into new political uncertainty as a tumultuous year...

Libya’s forces based in the country’s east say they have seized a ship with Turkish crew members amid tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over a contentious maritime border deal involving Tripoli and Ankara.The development comes as Turkey recently increased...

Turkey’s parliament approved a security and military deal with Libya’s U.N.-supported government Saturday on the heels of a controversial maritime agreement earlier this month that has drawn international ire.The deal allows Turkey to provide military training and equipment at...

After eight months without a leader, Algeria is inaugurating its new president Thursday — a ceremony that pro-democracy protesters are rejecting as a charade.The governing elite hopes Abdelkader Tebboune’s inauguration allows their gas-rich country to turn the page on...