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Chaos is festering in capital Tripoli as forces aligned with self-style Khalifa Ghwell announced Thursday the creation of the Libyan National Guard (LNG) to protect institutions and foreign missions. The announcement came from Brig. Mahmoud Al-Zigal who indicated that the LNG is not linked to any political party and would operate away from regional, tribal […]
Former Palestinian Premier Salam Fayyad has been rumoured to replace Martin Kobler at the helm of UN Special Mission in Libya. A leaked letter by the UN Chief Antonio Guterres to the UN Security Council dated February 8 went viral on social media announcing the appointment of the Palestinian official, Libya Herald reports. The Libyan […]
Head of the UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler Wednesday indicated that consensus to readapt the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) and to modify the Presidential Council (PC) in order to fit Khalifa Haftar is being reached. The political crisis has reached a deadlock with the UN-backed Faiez Serraj-led PC and Government of National […]
Libyan field Marshal Khalifa Haftar told French media Journal du Dimanche (JDD) Sunday he hoped President Donald Trumps would join President Vladimir Putin in supporting his army in the fight against terrorists in Libya. “If Russia and the United States come together in order to stamp out terrorism that can help us. We are going […]
Around 70 soldiers of the Libyan National Army (LNA) aligned with field Marshal Khalifa Haftar were flown this week to Russia for medical treatment, a spokesperson for the army told French AFP on Thursday. LNA forces have been trying to weed out the Jihadists still controlling some districts of Benghazi, the second city of the […]
Ankara Monday announced it reopened its embassy in Tripoli, becoming the second foreign country to do so following Italy. The embassy was close more than 2 years ago following general pull-out of foreign missions in Tripoli over security concerns. “The reopening of the embassy will allow Turkey to make stronger contributions to efforts to build […]
The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday announced it would impose entry visa to citizens of neighboring countries, including Tunisia, in a move to curb terrorism. Chadian, Nigerien, Egyptian, Algerian and Tunisian citizens will need a visa to enter the country. The measure is meant to fight entry of terrorists on the Libyan soil, […]
Keen to have a foothold in the Mediterranean, Russia is planning to provide weapons to Libya’s strongman Khalifa Haftar via Algeria, the UK-based news website, the Middle East Eye reported. Citing an Algerian military source that refused to be named, the Middle East Eye said that Renegade general will receive armoured vehicles, ammunition and surveillance […]
The Libya Political Agreement signed in December 2015 by some members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and the General National Congress (GNC) in Tripoli to form the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) was questioned by the Political Dialogue Committee that held a two-day meeting in Tunisia. According to a statement released by […]
Former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi plotted to kill late king Hassan II despite the king’s good intention, CIA reveals in a haul of declassified documents dating from 1940 to 1990s. King Hassan II was at odds with the United States over a rapprochement between Rabat and Tripoli, the CIA notes in 13 million- haul declassified […]