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Libyan authorities have arrested six Tunisian fishermen in Libyan waters after they departed from Al Ketf port, Webdo Tunis reports. The move, the media reveals, came public after a man in Jebeniana, in the Sfax governorate in Tunisia, Thursday called on local and Libyan authorities to secure the release of his son who is among […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Libya’s incumbent Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah Sunday told supporters that “the patriot parliament members” will ruin the confidence-granting session expected this Monday in the country’s legislature to inaugurate the cabinet of rival Fathi Bashagha, reports say. An unspecified number of demonstrators protested in capital Tripoli to demand elections after the scheduled Dec. 24 failed to […]
The Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and the National Council for Civil Liberties and Human Rights of Libya have signed a cooperation agreement, laying the foundations for joint action and consultation mechanisms, to promote and protect human rights in both countries. Under the agreement, signed Friday in Rabat, the two institutions undertake to exchange […]
The media office of Libya’s newly designated Prime Minister has said the cabinet of the former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha is ready as the country’s parliament (HoR) called on all its members for a formal session to be held next Monday. “Prime minister-designate Fathi Bashagha announces that his government is ready and will be presented […]