Russia views Libya as an anchor for further entrenchment in the Sahel, where Western disengagement and weakened governments create openings. From oil in Libya to gold in Sudan to uranium in Niger, control of North Africa’s resources would feed Russia’s broader power projection goals.

A Tunisian court sentenced eight defendants to death on Tuesday over the 2013 assassination of leftist opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, according to local reports.Charges included "attempting to change the state's nature" and "inciting armed conflict",

Authorities in Tunisia say 64 migrants were rescued from a boat that capsized off the country’s eastern Mediterranean coast after running out of fuel. The country’s national customs agency said in a statement that maritime patrols sent to the capsized vessel rescued 64 people of various nationalities off the coast of Mahdia on Friday evening.

Tunisia's Defense Minister Khaled Shili met Thursday here with visiting Chief of General Staff of the Libyan Army Muhammad

Anti-Gaddafi forces and loyalist troops have been battling for control of Brega, an important oil town in eastern Libya ; Col Gaddafi has again blamed foreign media and al-Qaeda f