Macron elected as France’s youngest Presiden

France on Sunday shrugged off the siren call of right-wing populism that enchanted voters in the United States and United Kingdom, rejecting anti-E.U. firebrand Marine Le Pen and choosing as its next president Emmanuel Macron,…

Kobler meets HoR Speaker in Eastern Libya

The Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Martin Kobler, met on Saturday with the Speaker of the House of Representatives Aqilah Saleh, in Qubba in eastern Libya.The two officials discussed the political…

Fighting eases as Russian deal for safe zones takes effect

Fighting between Syrian rebel and government forces eased on Saturday as a Russian-led effort to shore up a ceasefire took effect, although battles continued on important frontlines near Hama and Damascus, rebels and a war monitor said,…

Safe zones in Syria: Astana’s key to political settlement

According to director of the Kazakh MFA Department for Asia and Africa Aidarbek Tumatov, today’s Astana process of signing a new memorandum on tensions de-escalation zones will allow to stop bloodshed in Syria and initiate a new…

129 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast

Libyan coastguards in cooperation with a Libyan citizen rescued Friday 129 migrants from different African countries off Zuwara shores.According to the Naval Force's Spokesman, Ayoub Qassim, all the immigrants were from Gambia and…