US ambassador & envoy to Libya Richard-Norland

Libya: Unity Government Awaiting Approval, US Considering Airstrikes

Several attempts by the Tobruk-based parliament to hold a vote of confidence of the national unity government proposed by Prime-Minister designate Fayz al-Serraj have failed. The latest session of the House of Representatives (HoR) took place on Tuesday but failed to reach a quorum. The establishment of a unity government under the Libya Political Agreement […]

Libya: PFG calls for heightened readiness at Al-Wafa oilfield amid unspecified threat

The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) – Southwest Branch of Libya- has called on all brigades responsible for securing the Al-Wafa oilfield to increase their level of readiness in response to what it described as “a matter of utmost importance.” The PFG urged all brigades to deploy to the field to bolster its protection, although the […]

Sudan: Al Sisi concerned about Islamists’ ties with TMC

Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi has asked the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) to distance itself from Islamists who formed the bacon of support for former ruler Omar al Bachir. This came during the meeting TMC leader Abdelfattah Burhan held in Cairo Sunday with President al-Sisi as talks for the formation of a Sudanese transition council […]