During World War II, as Allies and Axis forces clashed in North Africa, Charles de Gaulle’s government-in-exile Free France had already taken a keen interest in Libya. “In 1942, Libya was central to ...

Every day at the Paris court trying ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy over alleged corruption with Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, ...

Paris (AFP) – The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin's strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a ...

A Sudanese migrant who was seen steering a small boat into Britain before he changed his clothes to disguise himself has been ...

PARIS (AP) — A trial has opened of France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 co-defendants over alleged illegal financing of his 2007 presidential campaign by the government of then ...

Lebanon’s new president has asked prominent diplomat and jurist Nawaf Salam to form the country’s new government after Salam ...

He has just spent four years in Damascus and had previously served in Kinshasa (1983-87) and then Jordan (1987-91). He will be replacing Jean-Paul Cosse at the French embassy in Libya.

Africa's resources fuel global rivalry as the African Union must lead in safeguarding sovereignty and development ...

Following the fall of dictator Bashar Assad, there is uncertainty over the future of Russia's military bases in Syria. The ...

Border officials documented a decline in irregular migration to Europe last year, primarily due to a decrease in crossings ...

France had initially deployed military personnel ... General Khalifa Haftar visited Moscow in 2023. He controls easterb Libya and allows Russia to use Libyan military bases Image: LNA/AFP Libya ...