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Egypt Stresses Importance of Supporting Lebanon amid Escalating Tensions with Israel

FILE: Egypt s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Right) and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, November 4, 2023 (Photo: the Egyptian Presidency)
FILE: Egypt s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Right) and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, November 4, 2023 (Photo: the Egyptian Presidency)
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Egypt Stresses Importance of Supporting Lebanon amid Escalating Tensions with Israel

FILE: Egypt s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Right) and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, November 4, 2023 (Photo: the Egyptian Presidency)
FILE: Egypt s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Right) and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati during a meeting in Cairo on Saturday, November 4, 2023 (Photo: the Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt stressed the importance of supporting Lebanon and "sparing it the scourge of war", the country's foreign ministry said on Sunday, Reuters reported.

This came amid escalating tensions between Israel and the Iran-aligned Lebanese Hezbollah group.

Cairo, a mediator in the ongoing Gaza war, also warned of the dangers of opening new war front with Lebanon.

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Algeria Says Troops Kill Three 'Terrorists'

Algerian troops conduct a search operation. (File photo: Reuters)
Algerian troops conduct a search operation. (File photo: Reuters)
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Algeria Says Troops Kill Three 'Terrorists'

Algerian troops conduct a search operation. (File photo: Reuters)
Algerian troops conduct a search operation. (File photo: Reuters)

Algerian military forces have killed three "dangerous terrorists" during a raid in the country's north, the defense ministry said Sunday.

Authorities regularly report "terrorist" killings, often referring to armed Islamist groups that have remained active in the North African country years after its civil war which ended in 2002.

The defense ministry said in a statement that "as part of the fight against terrorism, an army detachment yesterday killed three dangerous terrorists" in Ain Defla province, AFP reported.

It named the three slain men as Debar Boumediene, Hamneche Ibrahim and Alali Mohamed, without elaborating on their group affiliation.

According to the statement, two Kalashnikov-type submachine guns, ammunition, and "other objects" were seized during the military operation.

Since the beginning of the year, the Algerian defense ministry has reported the killing of at least 35 "terrorists" and the arrests of 256 suspects "supporting armed groups".

Despite a 2005 amnesty law following the end of the civil war, extremist groups continue to carry out sporadic operations in the hydrocarbon-rich country, often in mountainous and sparsely populated areas.