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Algeria protested on Saturday against France's detention of an Algerian consular agent over an alleged kidnapping of an Algerian citizen in France, the latest tension between the two countries.

Romanian hard-right opposition leader George Simion, the favourite to win a presidential election re-run, said he is the only candidate who could stop a potential withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.

On April 13, Lebanon marks the 50th anniversary of the outbreak of its devastating civil war (1975–1990), a conflict that left more than 150,000 people dead, hundreds of thousands wounded, and the country deeply fractured.

Israeli forces have completed the encirclement of Gaza's Rafah, the military said on Saturday, part of an announced plan to seize more areas of the enclave, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population.

At the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty underscored Egypt’s strategic commitment to Africa through a series of high-level meetings with African leaders and counterparts.

Private banks in Tunisia have quietly stopped issuing new loans with terms longer than 15 years, in response to new lending regulations that are squeezing profit margins, banking officials told Reuters. 

Gabon's coup leader Brice Oligui Nguema is looking to cement his grip on power as the oil-producing Central African nation holds a presidential election on Saturday that analysts expect to be a one-sided affair.

The 4th edition of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF2025), organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, is taking place from April 11 to 13 in the Mediterranean city of Antalya. 

Iran and the U.S. held "positive" and "constructive" talks in Oman on Saturday and agreed to reconvene next week, both sides said, a dialogue meant to address Tehran's escalating nuclear programme with President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal.

President Tayyip Erdogan told Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Friday that Turkey will continue its diplomatic efforts to lift international sanctions against Syria, Erdogan's office said.

President Donald Trump wants Iran to know that "all options are on the table" for preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons ahead of talks on Saturday between U.S. and Iranian delegations, his press secretary told reporters on Friday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused Israel on Friday of undermining Syria’s fragile transition following the fall of Bashar al-Assad, alleging that Jerusalem is exploiting internal divisions to sabotage the December 8 revolution and destabilize the region.