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UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, announced Saturday it captured a top military aid of rival army of General Khalifa Haftar after its forces downed a fighter jet belonging to the east-based military commander. On facebook, Volcano of Rage Operation forces aligned with the GNA, indicated that it captured Amer Jagem, Major-General and commander of […]
Morocco has renewed its support to the Government of National Accord (GNA), led by Fayez al-Sarraj as the only legitimate party in Libya and condemned any foreign intervention in the country. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli at a ministerial meeting gathering delegations from Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, […]
UN-backed Government of National Accord, GNA, said Thursday, it will present a list of Russian mercenaries who are allegedly combating alongside Khalifa Haftar whose forces have been trying to capture Tripoli. The GNA, according to Khaled al-Meshri, the head of the Tripoli-based government’s Supreme Council of State, is compiling the list of the Russian fighters […]
Forces aligned with UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Wednesday announced they have taken control of El-Feel oilfield in Southern Libya, from rivals answering to rebel and military commander Khalifa Haftar. Sabha Military Region claimed on a facebook post the seizure of El-Feel oilfield in the Southwest region of the oil rich country. The field […]
Washington has called on Libyan eastern military rebel Khalifa Haftar to end his offensive on Tripoli, ongoing since April. A US delegation of senior officials, among whom Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Victoria Coates, and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, called for “concrete efforts to address militias and extremist […]
Special UN Representative and head of the UN Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salamé has deplored the airstrike slammed into a biscuit factory in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, while people were at work. Addressing the UN Security Council Monday via videoconference from the Libyan capital, he said he was “angry and sad” by the new mass […]
Morocco hosted the first Libyan economic forum where the UN-backed Government of National Accord seeks a bigger role of the private sector and closer cooperation with Moroccan enterprises. Some 400 participants mostly from Libya gathered in Rabat for the event as Libya struggles to rebuild the country after a devastating civil war. Organizers from the […]
A confidential UN report on Libya states that Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo. The country’s two strong men – Marshal Haftar and Prime Minister Sarraj – took advantage of the embargo breach. Jordan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have violated the arms embargo imposed on Libya since […]
The education minister of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has resigned from his job after the cabinet split his ministry and teachers called for his dismissal. Osman Abdel Jalil tendered his resignation Thursday after GNA head Faiez Serraj divided his department into two: public education ministry and higher education ministry. Abdel Jalil became […]
Egypt and Germany have agreed on Tuesday to intensify their efforts to reach a comprehensive solution to the Libyan crisis. While on a visit to Egypt, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has discussed with Egyptian officials a number of regional issues of bilateral interest, including the Libyan and Syrian conflicts. The two sides agreed on […]