Egypt hosts Libya peace talks: Egypt has hosted a two-day meeting of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission to continue talks to withdraw foreign forces from the North African country ahead of national elections next month, according to Sky News Arabia. The meeting, which ended yesterday, brought together representatives from Sudan, Chad and Niger to discuss the troop withdrawal. This comes a day after Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met up with the UN Special Envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, in Cairo.

In other diplomatic news: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly sat down with Ruler of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum on Saturday on the sidelines of Expo 2020 to discuss bilateral ties, according to Sharjah 24.

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