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Dbeibah urges UN to reflect on Libya’s realities, reaffirms support for elections

Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has told on June 15 a visiting United Nations delegation that his roadmap for ending Libya’s prolonged transitional period and steering the country towards elections has strong public backing. The delegation, from the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services, is conducting a comprehensive performance evaluation of the United Nations […]

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Libya: Government approves 2025-2035 national strategy for food security

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has approved the National Food Security Strategy 2025-2035, developed by the National Council for Economic and Social Development. The approval was announced during a ceremony held in Tripoli on Sunday, December 8. Dbeibah emphasized that food security is a national priority and a key pillar for economic and social […]

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Libya’s GNU opposes appointment of Senegalese diplomat as new UN Special envoy

Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), one of the two administrations vying for power in the country has rejected the UN proposal to appoint Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bitali as the new Special Envoy to the struggling oil-rich African country. The rejection surfaced as the UN Security Council was to convene Monday to vote on the […]

Finance Headlines Libya

NOC transfers $8bn to GNU administration

Libya’s National Oil Corporation has transferred $8 billion to the count of the Finance Ministry of the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh who has refused to give up power despite his removal by the country’s parliament. The funds, into two installments, have been sent to the Central Bank of […]

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Libya: PM Bashagha’s media office denies US proposed GNU continuation with cabinet reshuffle

The media office of the Prime Minister-designated, Fathi Bashagha, has denied receiving a proposal from the US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, which recommends that the Government of National Unity (GNU) remains in office with few adjustments to its ministers, Libya Observer reports. The media office of the former Interior Minister said that the ‘Bashagha […]

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Libya: PM-designate gets confidence vote, promises peaceful handover as rival vows to resist

Fathi Bashagha, Libya’s new Prime Minister designated by the country’s parliament, promised Tuesday a peaceful transition although outgoing and rival Abdul Hamid Dbeibah vowed to remain in office. The House of Representatives (HoR), as expected, approved Tuesday Bashagha’s cabinet lineup after the latter made amendments to a first team he proposed on Monday and which […]

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Morocco to re-open consulate in Tripoli after eight-year hiatus

A high key delegation of Moroccan officials arrived in Tripoli Saturday to oversee the reopening of the kingdom’s consulate in the Libyan capital after an eight-year hiatus, Libya Observer reports. The delegation, the Libya media notes citing Libya’s Foreign Ministry, includes the head of the Arab Maghreb Union Affairs and senior officials from the Moroccan […]

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Libya: GNU opposes suspension of foreign minister by Presidential Council

The Government of National Unity (GNU), the interim Libyan government, has opposed the decision by the Presidential Council (PC) to suspend the country’s top diplomat Najla Mangoush and refer her for investigation, arguing that the PC has attacked outside its mandate per Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF). The PC Saturday banned Mangoush from traveling outside […]

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Libya launches multiple million dollar-fund to rebuild Benghazi, Derna

Libya Thursday announced the creation of a fund worth around $335 million for the reconstruction of Benghazi and Derna, two cities ravaged by years of internal conflicts. A statement by the Government of National Unity (GNU), indicated that the fund will be housed in Benghazi, the country’s second city, and is created to reconstruct the […]

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Rush to re-open diplomatic representations at Libya’s door

As the new Libyan Government of National Unity is endeavoring to unify State institutions and pacify the country, queues are being formed for the opening of diplomatic representations in the North African country.   So, after France reopened its embassy in Tripoli on Monday, China announced plans to re-open its embassy in the Libyan capital, […]