LONDON (Reuters) - Natural gas is expected to overtake coal as the world's second largest energy source after oil by 2030 due to a drive to cut air pollution and the rise in liquefied natural gas (LNG) use, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday,

TUNIS, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Tunisia expects tourist visits to reach 9 million for the first time next year, as the country's tourism industry recovers following an attack at a beach resort in 2015, Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said on Monday.

CAIRO, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Egypt told Israel on Monday it needed to stop an escalation of violence in the Gaza strip, state TV quoted sources as saying.

KINSHASA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Two Congolese opposition leaders on Monday pulled out of a wider deal to support a single candidate in next month's presidential election, seemingly ending hopes of a united front against the handpicked successor to Joseph Kabila.

PALERMO, Italy, Nov 12 (Reuters) - The rulers of Libya's rival east and west were gathering at a summit for the first time in more than five months on Monday, a week after the United Nations buried plans to hold an election next month.

PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - The rulers of Libya's rival east and west were gathering at a summit for the first time in more than five months on Monday, a week after the United Nations buried plans to hold an election next month.

KINSHASA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Two Congolese opposition leaders are pulling out of a deal to unite under one candidate in next month's presidential election, they said on Monday.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Wednesday to lift a nearly decade-old arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Eritrea, diplomats said, after the country's rapprochement with Ethiopia and thawing of relations with Djibouti.

ADDIS ABABA, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Dozens of Ethiopian security officials appeared in court on Monday after the attorney general accused security chiefs of ordering a grenade attack on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.