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Libya: Bashagha government seizes rival administration’s office in Benghazi

Libya’s new government led by Fathi Bashagha has taken over the Benghazi office of the rival administration with the help of forces loyal to rebel commander Khalifa Haftar, Libya Observer reports. According to the media which cites Al-Hadath TV, owned by Haftar’s son, gunmen loyal to Haftar stormed Tuesday the premises of the Government of […]

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Libya: PM-Designate Fathi Bashagha announces arrival in Tripoli in few days

Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha has told the Financial Times he will  enter capital Tripoli peacefully, in a few days, after  a first attempt failed. “We will be arriving in Tripoli in the next few days and there will not be another parallel government,” Bashagha said in a telephone interview with the Financial Times. The […]

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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: new PM vows to assume power on Thursday by “the force of law”

Libya’s new Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha Tuesday said he will assume power in the capital Tripoli in the two coming days by “the force of law not the law of force” amid refusal by outgoing Abdelhamid Dbeibah  to allow the cabinet of the former Interior Minister to take office in Tripoli. The House of Representative […]

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Sahara: Washington Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s “Serious, Credible & Realistic” Autonomy Plan

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reaffirmed Washington’s supportive stand to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution to the Sahara regional conflict. “The United States continues to deem the Moroccan autonomy plan as serious, credible and realistic, and as an approach that can meet the aspirations of the people […]

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Libya: Parallel government sworn in

A parallel government installed by Libya’s parliament and seeking to oust the ruling executive in Tripoli was sworn in Thursday, plunging the country into an institutional crisis reminiscent of the darkest hours of the civil war. The parliamentary-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bachagha, and part of his team were sworn in before MPs in Tobruk, in […]

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Fathi Bashagha’s cabinet to take oath in Tobruk after confidence vote

Libya’s new Prime Minister is expected to be sworn in this Thursday before the House of Representatives (HoR), the country’s state legislature, after winning confidence vote from the house members. The former Interior Minister said on Twitter that his team which was validated on Tuesday will also take oath. “The Presidency of the House of […]

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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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Fathi Bashagha fails to win HoR confidence vote; asked to amend Cabinet

Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha failed Monday to win confidence vote from the House of Representatives (HoR) which has asked him to reshuffle his proposed cabinet line-up for a new parliament session scheduled this Tuesday. The former interior minister presented Monday to the HoR a government of 41 people including himself. The team is made […]