The eastern Libyan-based parliament passed a motion authorizing neighboring Egypt to directly intervene militarily in the country’s war if necessary to counter Turkey’s support for the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). The corps in Tobruk supports renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, who fought a 14-month, ultimately unsuccessful campaign to …
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The latest round of negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the latter’s contentious dam on the Blue Nile has ended without an agreement, according to Egyptian and Sudanese officials. “All efforts made to reach a solution were without result,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Monday in an interview …
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BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Fighter jets attacked overnight at an air base that was recently recaptured by the internationally recognized Libyan government from the eastern forces with the help of Turkey, said a military source with the eastern forces and a nearby resident. . The attacks were carried out by …
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FILE PHOTO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaks during a joint press conference after talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on January 13, 2020. Pavel Golovkin / Pool via REUTERS BERLIN (Reuters) – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday that Turkey hopes France will apologize …
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ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Leaders from Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt said they hoped the African Union could help them negotiate a deal to end a decade-long dispute over water supply in two to three weeks. FILE PHOTO: The Great Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia is seen as it is being built …
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