Libya's unity government on Sunday reopened the coastal highway linking the country's east and west, closed for two years due to fighting. Announcing the implementation of another key step in a UN-led peace process, Interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said the move would help to "turn a page" after a decade of conflict. The highway connects the war-torn North African country's border with Tunisia to its frontier with Egypt. A 300-kilometre stretch between the cities of Misrata and Sirte was cut off in 2019 as eastern-based military strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to seize Tripoli. On Sunday, Dbeibah, who took office in March to lead the country to elections in December, was joined by members of his administration in the town of Buwairat al-Hassoun for a ceremony to reopen the road. The interim premier got behind the wheel of an excavator to shift sand on the western side of the road, which is still blocked in areas controlled by Haftar's forces. "The opening of the coastal road is significant and comes as the international community prepares to meet in Berlin," the US embassy in Tripoli tweeted. "Libyans and foreign powers alike should focus on encouraging...