Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held phone calls with US Secretary of State Antony Blenken during which they both highlighted the depth of the two countries’ longstanding strategic ties and willingness to further bolster their partnership. The personal ties between King Mohammed VI and President Biden will give an additional boost to a special partnership […]
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Saudi Arabia reiterates its constant, principled position on Morocco’s territorial integrity
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its constant and principled position regarding Morocco’s territorial integrity, and its continued support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara. This came during a videoconference held Tuesday between the Moroccan and Saudi Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud. During the talks, the Saudi official renewed his […]
Libyan PM calls off trip to Benghazi after Haftar militias raided airport
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh cancelled a trip to the country’s second city Benghazi on Sunday after reports indicated that militias loyal to Khalifa Haftar blocked Benina Airport, Anadolu news agency reports. Dbeibeh travelled to Mitiga Airport in the capital Tripoli late Sunday to fly to Benghazi but returned home after learning of the […]
Italy to build Libya’s largest highway linking many countries
Italian companies will build Libya’s largest highway that will link both countries going through Tunisia and Egypt, Rome has said. Italian companies are about to restart construction work on Libya’s largest highway, which runs from the Tunisian border to the Egyptian border, Luigi Di Maio, the Italian top diplomat reportedly told local radio Confapi. The […]
France pledges €1m to back December elections in Libya
France Wednesday committed itself to support with €1 million December elections in Libya as Paris deepens its foothold in the oil-rich African country. The financial promise was made by French Ambassador to Libya, Ms. Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen through an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Gerardo Noto, Libya Observer […]
Turkey promises massive investments in Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to bolster his country’s economic cooperation with Libya through massive investments from Turkish companies to contribute to the North African country’s reconstruction. “In Libya, we must now focus on reconstruction, on development and on the well-being of our Libyan brothers,” President Erdogan said Monday during a joint press conference […]
Libya: Italian, Greek Prime Ministers on official visit
After the visits of several Ministers of Interior and Foreign Affairs and the visit of the head of the European Council last week in Tripoli, the Italian and Greek Prime Ministers paid an official visit to Libya on Tuesday April 6 to discuss with the new Libyan executive economic and security issues as well as […]
Libya welcomes first batch of Russian Sputnik V to roll out vaccination program
Libya Sunday received over 100,000 doses of Russian covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, and will begin the inoculation campaign against the pandemic which has already infected over 160,000 people. Interim Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeiba welcomed the doses which landed at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli. “Little drops of water make the mighty ocean, and now we […]
Libya: Release of prisoners, a first step towards national reconciliation
The release of more than 100 prisoners held since the start of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar’s abortive offensive to seize the capital in 2019, was welcomed locally and by the United Nations. The prisoners’ release on Wednesday was the result of an initiative of the Zawia City Dialogue Committee under the banner “For the […]
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, […]