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Oil tanks were on fire Thursday in the north of Libya after a new attack by jihadists to gain control of oil facilities. Islamic State group fighters (EI) attacked at dawn tanks in Ras Lanuf, the heart of “oil Crescent” of Libya, about 650 km east of Tripoli, announced the …

ALGIERS- Algeria strongly condemns the series of terrorist attacks in Jakarta (Indonesia), expressing its “full” solidarity with the Indonesian government, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a communiqué. “Algeria strongly condemns the series of terrorist attacks that shook Jakarta today, and expresses its full solidarity with the brotherly Indonesian …

Benghazi – Libyan guards said on Monday they repelled a maritime assault by the Islamic State jihadist group on Zueitina oil terminal in the north of the country. ISIS tried last week to seize export terminals in the so-called “oil crescent” of northern Libya, killing 56 people in two suicide …

Algiers – Algerian soldiers killed three Islamists on Wednesday during a military operation in the region of Tizi Ouzou, east of the capital, the defence ministry said. Two Kalashnikov assault rifles, a pump-action shotgun and ammunition were seized during the operation north of the city of Azzazga, said the ministry.

Petrol prices spiked, shops closed and trucks that plied the desert to Libya have vanished since Tunisia shut the border following a deadly bus bombing in the capital. In the town of Ben Guerdane, and across south-eastern Tunisia, the mood is morose with residents concerned for their future since authorities …

The events of Thursday morning and evening could not be starker in difference. We saw, in the early part of the day, a rare and hopeful example of national consensus as the country’s lawmakers came together in Parliament. Hours later Lebanon was rocked by a massacre. Yet, as leaders look forward after …

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Tunisia to offer continued American assistance to the North African nation where uprisings that toppled authoritarian leaders around the Arab world first ignited in 2011.

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday warned against any attempts to destabilize the military. “No one has the right, whatever his position, to attack the People’s National Army or other

Algeria has agreed to provide planes to facilitate transportation of equipment and troops of the International Support Mission for Central African Republic (MISCA). MISCA is an intervention force under the African Union (AU) mandate charged with the responsibility of helping to restore security and stability in Central African Republic.

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan arrived in Cairo on Thursday night ahead of scheduled talks with top Egyptian officials on Friday. Zeidan is scheduled to hold talks with Interim President Adly Mansour, Prime Minister