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Libyan authorities help release 14 Tunisian abducted oil workers

Tunisia Sunday said its 14 citizens held hostage in neighboring Libya have been freed following the intervention of Libyan authorities. The Tunisian foreign ministry expressed satisfaction at the release of the fourteen Tunisian workers, kidnapped on February 14 by a Libyan armed militia in Zaouia. The kidnappers had claimed the release of a Libyan detainee […]

Serraj proposes to Haftar to name Prime Minister as transition drags feet

Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Faiez Serraj has proposed to his rival of opposed administration, Khalifa Haftar to name a transitional Prime Minister as UN-led reconciliation efforts between Libyans wane. Serraj, according to Italian newspaper la Republica, used Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte to deliver proposal to the Field Marshall. Conte, accompanied by foreign minister […]

Tunisia warns IMF against red lines as talks for loan continue

Tunisia’s Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar indicated Thursday that the North African country is still in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.9-bllion loan, but warned there are red lines not to cross. “Tunisia will not break off negotiations with the IMF and its partners, but there is no question of crossing red […]