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The interim government of Libya, National Unity Government (GNU), has said it will not attend the Nov. 12 Paris conference on the oil-rich North African country, should Israel be part of the summit, Libya Observer reports. “The government is steadfast in its position and the position of all Libyans and is committed to […]
Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah is preparing to step down for his position in a move to run for the Dec. 24 presidential elections, Alwasat website reports. Dbeibah, the Libyan news outlet notes citing undisclosed sources, has chosen to hand over affairs to his deputy Ramadan Abu Janah Al-Hasnawi. The move came […]
The deputy president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdullah Allafi, has commended the “major role” played by King Mohammed VI in the settlement of the Libyan conflict. “The efforts of H.M. King Mohammed VI and his support for the consensus project between all Libyan parties since 2014 have led to the signing of the Skhirat […]
Libya’s Premier Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has charged several countries including neighboring Tunisia, Belgium and Malta of stealing and seizing Libya’s money and assets, Libya Observer reports. Dbeibah leveled the charges during the Public-Private Partnership Workshop held early this week in Tripoli. For the Libyan Premier, the oil-rich country is unlikely to recoup its assets frozen in […]
U.S administration has recently contracted for two assessments of the Libya’s oil sector recovery, Libya Observer reports, citing France-based investigative media Africa Intelligence. The first assessment accounting for a first contract was commissioned on September 21 for an amount of almost $400,000 by the Interior Business Center (IBC), the federal government’s purchasing center – a […]
The runoff of the Dec. 24 presidential elections in Libya will take place on the same day as parliamentary elections, Emad Al-Sayeh head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), told media on Sunday. Libyans are expected to head to the polls on Dec. 24 to elect a new president, a decade after the former […]
Participants at Libya’s stability Conference on Thursday re-iterated the need to hold December 24 elections amid fears that the process could be postponed. The conference issued a final statement calling for confidence-building steps to enable fair, transparent and inclusive elections on Dec. 24, Libya’s top diplomat Najla El-Mangoush said, as the summit wounded up. The […]
Libya’s Oil Minister has suspended for the second time the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and referred him for administrative investigation less than a month after Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah defused the crisis between the two institutions. NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla, under a decree (50/2021) issued by the oil ministry held by Mohamed […]
Italy Thursday expressed concerns for the possibility of new waves of migrants flooding its shores from Libya, if elections scheduled on December 24 in the North African country are not held, Libya Observer reports. Luigi Di Maio, the top Italian diplomat raised the issue during a meeting with his American counterpart, Antony Blinken, at a […]
Libyan lawmakers of the eastern-based Parliament have agreed on holding presidential election on Dec.24 as scheduled but decided to postpone the parliamentary elections until January without giving explanations. The announcement was made Tuesday by spokesperson for the eastern-based parliament Abdullah Bliheg, affirming that the presidential poll was the priority. The House of Representatives, based in […]