Libyan forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Monday they had tightened their control over four major oil ports, casting a Western-backed project to unite Libya and revive oil exports into deep uncertainty. Haftar's forces met little resistance as they seized the terminals...

In a rare show of public activity on Thursday, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika -- who since 2013 has suffered from the effects of a blood clot in the brain -- inaugurated a conference center west of capital Algiers, according to Algerian state television. "President Bouteflika on...

Libyan politicians began Monday two days of U.N.-brokered talks in Tunis to discuss power struggles and militant threats that are undermining stability in the country. The members of the Libyan Political Dialogue signed in December 2015 a political agreement that established the U.N.-backed...

TRIPOLI  At least 11 soldiers were killed as Libyan government forces pushed deep into the last Daesh stronghold in the northern Sirte city.  Akram Kleo, a spokesman for the Musrata hospital, said 11 corpses were admitted to the hospital on Saturday.  “More than 30...