First Independent Mena Newspaper
US military command for Africa AFRICOM said Thursday it conducted several strikes against the Islamic State (IS) fighters near the city of Sirte following last week Friday sorties. The new airstrikes according to the command took place Tuesday with the coordination of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). The Tuesday airstrike destroyed IS positions, […]
The Jordanian Government has called on the UN-backed Libyan Presidency Council (PC) to appoint a new ambassador to Amman as the Middle East country and the entire Arab League members have vowed to cut ties with east-based rival government. Libya’s embassy in Amman is controlled by the Beida government opposed to the UN-backed PC led […]
Head of Libyan Presidential Council Faiez Serraj has accused President of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) Ageela Saleh for torpedoing talks with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Cairo, reports say. Talks between the two protagonists ended with no real milestone decision on the future position of the Eastern-based army chief in the Libyan leadership. […]
The Tunisian wife of Algerian terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been arrested along with another Tunisian woman in East Libya, reports say. Anti-terrorism authorities of Libyan rival government based in the Eastern city of Beida announced the arrest of the women along with their driver. The two women according to Libyan sources were heading to South […]
The Libyan Unity Government Thursday received backing from significant Libyan actors among whom leaders of 10 coastal cities that have joined Serraj-led Government of National Accord (GNA) which has established temporary headquarters in Tripoli after making a majestic entry in the Libyan capital held by Islamists since 2014. Ten coastal cities among which Sabratha municipality […]
Deputy foreign minister of the Libyan internationally recognized government had been attacked and beaten up Tuesday night in his office, reports say. Deputy foreign minister Hassan Elsaghir was attacked in his office in Beida by unidentified men. Reports say some tribal armed men broke into the foreign ministry on Tuesday evening and attacked the building. […]