First Independent Mena Newspaper
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 […]
Six Moroccans were injured, including two seriously, in the airstrike that has hit lately a migrant detention center near the Libyan capital. “No death has been recorded among Moroccans” so far, said a statement issued Thursday by Morocco’s Consulate General in Tunis, noting that that injured Moroccans were transported to a hospital to receive the […]
UN special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé held talks Monday in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, focused on the Libya crisis. At a joint press briefing following the meeting, Bourita renewed Morocco’s support to an inter-Libyan solution under the aegis of the UN to achieve a final settlement of the crisis in the North […]
As France braces for hosting on Tuesday an international conference on Libya to overcome the political stalemate in the North African country, some powerful Libyan military factions oppose the French initiative. The UN-sponsored meeting will bring together key Libyan players and representatives of several countries and international organizations. The Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, General Khalifa […]
Italy is planning to send ships in Libyan waters by the end of August to combat human trafficking and stem a huge influx of immigrants, a government source said on Thursday. The announcement came after Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said that the internationally recognized government in Tripoli requested in a letter Italy’s help through […]
Prime minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) who also doubles as the President of the Presidency Council has called on the Council members to continue pushing ahead and not to abandon their mission. “I invite my colleagues in the Presidency Council to unite our efforts in the New Year, we […]
France has offered to host next week Libyan political protagonists for talks in order to bridge drifts between UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and rival forces opposed to its authority. Paris, through this diplomatic initiative, hopes to advance efforts to unite divided Libyans, says Stephane Le Foll, a French government spokesman. Egypt, Qatar, the […]
Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council and Prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA), is expected to meet with some members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) in Cairo this Friday to discuss the new cabinet members list that is yet to get the vote of confidence of the parliament. Ageela […]
France’s Foreign Minister Jean Marc Ayrault Friday urged Libya’s friends to be ready for intervention even militarily if the Government of National Accord (GNA) calls for such intervention. Jean Marc Ayrault’s comments came as GNA led by Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj is trying to impose its authority in capital Tripoli, reportedly deserted by its former […]