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Prospects bleak for ceasefire deal in Yemen

One year since a ceasefire was reached in Yemen's western province of Al-Hudaydah between the government and Houthi rebels, efforts to save the deal from total failure have been underway by the UN's special envoy for Yemen. The deal -- brokered by the UN and signed on Dec. 13, 2018, in...

Tunisian PM-designate says to form government of 'independents'

Tunisia's prime minister-designate Habib Jemli will form a government made up of independents who do not represent political parties, he said at a news conference Monday. Jemli, who was nominated as prime minister by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party last month after it took most seats in...

Libya’s east-based forces release ship with Turkish crew

Libya’s forces based in the country’s east said Monday they have released a vessel with Turkish crew members seized over the weekend amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean over a contentious maritime border deal involving Tripoli and Ankara. Ahmed al-Mosmari, a spokesman...

3 injured in rocket attack by Haftar forces in Libya

Three people were injured Monday in a rocket attack by forces aligned with eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar east of Tripoli, the UN-recognized government said.    One of those injured was in a critical condition in the attack that targeted residential neighborhoods in the...