Tunisian security forces on Saturday rescued 126 sub-Saharan migrants including seven pregnant women who had been trying to reach Europe from Libya, a Red Crescent official said. Fishermen had alerted the authorities to the presence of a vessel in distress off Ben Guerdane in southern...

The air force loyal to Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Saturday it took part in Egyptian air strikes on extremist positions in the country after a deadly attack on Egypt's Copts. Egypt launched six air strikes on extremist camps in Libya's eastern city of Derna on Friday, hours after...

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Saturday that 52 of its fighters were killed as they repelled rival militias in fierce clashes in the capital Tripoli. Apart from sporadic gunfire in southern Tripoli, calm returned to the city Saturday, the first day of the Muslim holy month of...

Egyptian forces hit a jihadist training camp Friday in retaliation for an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians that killed at least 28 people, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said. In a televised address to Egypt's people, the former army chief said: "Before we spoke to you today, we...