Libya's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) followed the Tripoli-based government Saturday in welcoming a call for a pause in fighting to allow the country to focus on the danger from the coronavirus. "The General Command is committed to stopping fighting so long as the other...

Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered Friday a general lockdown, restricting public movement to counter the spread of the coronavirus. Speaking in a televised broadcast, Saied said he was asking the majority of people to stay at home and stopping movement between Tunisian cities.

For the first time in over a year, the streets of the Algerian capital were quiet and almost empty on Friday, the day of weekly anti-government rallies. The coronavirus threat put paid to what would have been the 57th straight Friday of "Hirak" anti-regime protests since February 22, 2019,...

Forces of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) neutralized 25 militia members loyal to renegade General Khalifa Haftar early Friday during clashes in the capital.  Tripoli-based Febrayer TV reported that troops taking part in the GNA’s Volcano of Rage Operation...