Tunisia, fearing possible terrorist attacks, will close its border with politically unstable Libya for three days to coincide with this weekend’s parliamentary election, the government said Thursday.

Tripoli was gripped by disorder today as armed gangs seized four people and the unoccupied Egyptian embassy on the Corniche, attacked and ransacked in an assault by at least ten weapon-mounted vehicles.

Libya’s self-declared prime minister, who runs a rival government not recognized by the international community, met a Turkish envoy on Tuesday, in the first publicly known diplomatic meeting with a foreign representative.

The Tunisian Foreign Minister, Manji Hamidi, has said that the on-going crisis in Libya has huge repercussions for his country, including economic, political and security consequences,Anadolu news agency reported on Monday.

The Turkish Prime Minister’s special envoy to Libya is in Malta for talks with Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Thinni, and is then due to travel to Misurata, the power base of the militia which now controls Tripoli and Benghazi.

Egyptian and Sudanese presidents agree to support Libya’s state institutions, particularly the army, during Cairo talks.

The Council adopted the following conclusions:

A deputy of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), Emrullah İşler, is paying a two-day visit to Libya in his capacity as special representative of Turkey’s president and government, the Foreign Ministry announced Oct. 20.

Border guards foiled an attempt by 196 illegal immigrants who were crossing the Egyptian border with Libya on Sunday.

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is proposing a cessation of military operations in the areas of Kikla and Qala in western Libya for at least four days, effective at 00:00 on 18 October 2014, to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance.