Tag: General National Congress

Libya: US Imposes Sanctions on Khalifa Ghwell

April 20, 2016

The United States Tuesday imposed sanctions on Prime Minister of the Tripoli-based Salvation Government seen by Washington as a major obstacle to the UN-backed political ... Read More

Libya: Tripoli-based Self-imposed Government Backtracks on Giving up Power

April 7, 2016

Khalifa Ghweil, chief of Tripoli’s so-called National Salvation Government dealt serious blow to the Libyan political process and the unity government Wednesday as he nullified ... Read More

Libya: Disenchanted Tobruk Parliament Blocks International Efforts

March 12, 2016

The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) also known as the internationally recognized government because of the support it receives on the international stage, and its ... Read More

Libya: France rules out military intervention against IS

February 3, 2016

France’s foreign minister Laurent Fabius Tuesday dismissed claims that France will join a US-led international coalition against the Islamic State (IS) in Libya. “There is ... Read More

Libya-Turkey: Turkey’s Davutoğlu endorses GNA

January 12, 2016

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Monday threw Ankara’s support behind the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) in a meeting with Faiez Serraj, Libya’s unity ... Read More

IS claims Zliten bombing, condemnations flare up

January 8, 2016

IS Thursday on one of its numerous websites claimed responsibility for the merciless suicide bombing of a police camp in Libyan coastal city of Zliten ... Read More

Libya: GNC comes up with Libyan-Libyan plan to end crisis

December 30, 2015

Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) Tuesday proposed its own Libyan-Libyan roadmap to end the political crisis in a counter move to the UN-supported plan which ... Read More

Libya: GNA gets backing of 24 municipalities

December 22, 2015

United Nations Special Representative and Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler (C) poses with representatives of Libyan municipalities after their meeting ... Read More

Libya: Political protagonists sign GNA agreement amid rejection from hardliners

December 18, 2015

Libya turned a new page of its dialogue process Thursday as rival political factions and other political figures endorsed in Morocco the Government of National ... Read More

Libya deputies sign political agreement in disagreement

December 18, 2015

A political agreement between Libya’s rival parliament was signed in Morocco on Thursday but there are still concerns about its implementation because it is not ... Read More