The Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, voted on Thursday with a large majority to extend the mission of German Bundeswehr, the national defense force, in Mali until 31 January, 2017. The Bundestag also approved with a large majority of the deployment of up to 650 German soldiers …

Algeria yesterday called for the formation of the Libyan national unity government to be accelerated, considering this “very important due to the dangerous situation at all levels in the country,” the Anadolu Agency reported. In the wake of a meeting with the UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler, Algerian Minister …

Special representative and head of UN Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler discussed on Monday with Algerian officials in Algiers the progress of the political process and the security situation in the violence-ridden Libya. Following his meeting with Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the African Union and the Arab League, …