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The office of President Kais Saied Thursday issued a statement rejecting allegations the Tunisian leader has abandoned the country’s neutrality in the Libyan crisis after he reportedly promised to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) during his Wednesday meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “Tunisia will never accept to be part […]
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that his country will send troops to Libya at the request of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), facing a military offensive launched by Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s forces. “Since there is an invitation (from Libya) right now, we will accept it” Mr. Erdogan said in a […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his country’s willingness to deploy troops to support Libya’s internationally recognized government, the GNA, based in Tripoli. Erdogan made the remarks during an unexpected visit to Tunisia, confirming earlier statements on the possibility of sending Turkish soldiers to back Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj’s government against rebel commander Khalifa […]
Egypt and Russia Tuesday agreed to avoid aggravation of the crisis in Libya where the two countries are finger-pointed for supporting retired army commander Khalifa Haftar who has been pushing to seize capital Tripoli from the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reportedly held a telephone conversation with his Russian […]
Eastern Libyan forces, aligned with retired military General Khalifa Haftar, have released a vessel flying a Grenada flag with a Turkish crew seized few days ago amid tensions between eastern Libyan authorities and Ankara. The vessel arrested on Saturday off Libyan coast was allowed on Monday to resume its journey to Alexandria, Egypt, where it […]
The foreign minister of the UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) has castigated the visit to his Greek counterpart, Nikos Dendias to the rival east-based administration, in reaction to GNA’s November maritime deal with Turkey. Minister Mohamed Taher Siala in statement on the ministry’s social media account said Dendias Sunday visit violates the decisions […]
Egypt will supply retired General and rival of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Khalifa Haftar, with tanks. The move came in reaction to Turkey’s recent military promise to the internationally recognized Libyan administration, based in Tripoli. Egyptian sources revealed Wednesday that the largest populated Arab country will loan Russia-made tanks to Haftar’s Libyan […]
Qatar Sunday vowed to provide security and economic support to UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), becoming therefore the second country after Turkey to pledge open support to the weak government. The Gulf country made the pledge Sunday during GNA leader Faiez Serraj’s visit to Doha. He met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani […]
The self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), based in eastern Libya and opposed to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Wednesday vowed to sink any Turkish vessel entering Libyan waters, in reaction to the maritime agreement between GNA and Ankara concluded on Nov. 27. ”I have an order, as soon as the Turkish research vessels […]
Turkey will deploy military troops to Libya if the UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, makes the request, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Tuesday in Ankara. “Regarding sending troops to Libya, if they request assistance, we would respond to that demand,” Erdoğan said during an event for World Human Rights Day in Ankara. On Monday, […]