First Independent Mena Newspaper
Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the Libyan parliament and Fathi Bashagha, one of Libya’s rival Prime Ministers, arrived Monday in the city of Sirte for the chamber meeting of Tuesday to discuss the draft general budget law for the year 2022 submitted by the former Interior Minister. Saleh landed at Al-Qardabiya Airport on Monday evening and […]
The US embassy in Libya Thursday rallied behind U.N. Advisor Stephanie Williams after spokesman of Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh cabinet accused her of being biased towards new designated Premier Fathi Bashagha. This came after Mohamed Hamouda commented on a Wednesday meeting between Williams and Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh in the town […]
Libya’s state legislature, House of Representatives (HoR) located in Tobruk, shortlisted Monday former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha and businessman Khaled Al-Bibas as the only two candidates meeting conditions for the post of Prime Minister in replacement of embattled Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, reports say. Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the parliament, during a session held to vet […]
The Moroccan government has welcomed the cease-fire agreement signed lately by the Libyan warring factions in Geneva under the United Nations auspices. This is a “very positive development” and “very good news”, said Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita at a joint press briefing held on Saturday in Rabat with Speaker of the Libyan House of […]
Aguila Saleh, the head of the Libyan Parliament based in Tobruk, was in Cairo on Monday 10 August. In addition to his Egyptian meetings, he met several European ambassadors, as well as Richard Norland, the US ambassador to Libya. Washington recently launched a proposal for a return to political discussions among Libyans. It consists of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Libya’s internationally recognized parliament based in the eastern city of Tobruk Monday rejected the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in a vote of no confidence, putting the political process in jeopardy. Monday vote by the House of Representatives (HoR) came after many previous sessions failed due to lack of quorum. Assembly President Aguila Saleh […]
The House of Representatives (HoR) will in the coming days and no later than April 18 convene to give a vote of confidence to the Government of National Accord (GNA.) Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh confirmed the long-waited vote could take place the coming weekend, therefore ending the suspense as the GNA struggles to impose its […]
Libya’s unity government yet to be approved issued Monday a decree freezing all state and institutions bank accounts expect for accounts for state salaries. The decree followed a meeting between the Presidency Council, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL,) the Audit Bureau and major banks in an attempt to discuss the urgent financial and economic […]