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Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio has expressed his country’s appreciation for Morocco’s contribution to regional and international efforts seeking to find a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Libya. Di Maio welcomed Morocco’s role during a phone call with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on Saturday, August 1. The two officials’ talks […]
Speaker of the eastern-based Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh (pro-Haftar) and his foe Khaled al-Meshri, Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State of the internationally-recognized Govt of National Accord, both visited Rabat on Monday seeking Morocco’s backing for the resolution of the conflict in their war-torn country. The two Libyans, who did not meet each […]
Only initiatives emanating from parties to the Libyan conflict can help reach a political solution in line with the spirit of the UN-sponsored Skhirate agreement, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. Bourita made the statement at two separate news conferences with Speaker of the East-based Libyan pro-Haftar House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, and later with […]
Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the East-based Libyan prohaftar House of Representatives, arrived Sunday in Morocco to seek the Kingdom’s support to his initiative for the resolution of the Libyan conflict. At a joint press conference held Monday in Rabat with his Moroccan peer Habib El Malki, Aguila Saleh said his initiative is part of the […]
The UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, Sunday reopened its sky for international air traffic with first flights bound for Turkey. Libyan Wings Airlines took off to Turkey, the first ever international flight after four months of hiatus owing to the covid-19 pandemic, reports Anadolu news agency, citing Misrata International Airport authorities. The second scheduled […]
Turkey Tuesday said it opposes any form of division of Libya where it backs the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA), which is challenged by rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar, backed by Egypt, UAE, Russia, France and USA. “We are absolutely against the breaking up of Libya, whether in reality, or on the map, or politically […]
Two European counterterrorism reports have reported the movement of Islamic state group fighters, including Moroccan nationals, leaving Syria and Iraq to lawless Libya. Published by the European Center for Counterterrorism and France’s Center of Terrorism Analysis, the reports stress that fighters of the global terror group are fleeing Syria and Iraq, two hubs of the […]
The Egyptian Parliament unanimously approved on Monday July 20 a possible armed intervention in Libya. MEPs reacted to the eastward advance of Libyan government forces. Egypt, which supports Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s camp, intends to “defend national security” in the face of the Government of National Accord (GNA). The Egyptian president had warned last Thursday that […]
The UN-backed Government National Accord (GNA) will soon set free two Russian agents accused of espionage, reports say citing Moscow. Maxim Shogali and Samer Seifan have been held in Libya for more than one year. The GNA has charged the two Russians for gathering intelligence with actions that harmed the State’s security. The two men, […]
Leaders of Libyan tribes have expressed their support for a military intervention of the Egyptian army in the oil rich country. This came at a meeting Thursday with Egypt’s President Fattah al-Sisi who made it clear that he will not “stand idle in the face of threats to the national security of Egypt and […]