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Libya’s military prosecution office has ordered the arrest of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, on the charges of murder and recruitment of foreign mercenaries. The arrest warrant which circulated on social media this week, appeared to have been issued by the prosecution office deputy Mohammed Gharouda, on August 5. The arrest […]
US envoy to Libya Richard Norland will meet this Wednesday in Cairo with rebel and retired field marshal Khalifa Haftar and Egyptian officials in an effort to push for December parliamentary and presidential elections. The US embassy in Libya said on Twitter that the visit comes “as part of US efforts to support Libyan parliamentary […]
Libyan and Egyptian Attorney Generals signed a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) on increased cooperation in the fight against terrorism, human trafficking, and other crimes. The MoU was signed during a meeting last week in Cairo between visiting Libya’s Attorney General Sideeg Al-Sour and Egyptian counterpart Hamada Al-Sawy, Libya Herald reports. Under the agreement, the two […]
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, wants to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of chaos and talks about running for president. In a rare interview with the New York Times, Seif al-Islam said that Libyan politicians have “brought nothing but misery.” “It’s time to go back […]
The European External Action Service (EEAS), the diplomatic service and combined Foreign and Defense ministry of the European Union (EU), rejected charges leveled against the EU allegedly planning to send military forces to Libya to prop up ceasefire, Libya Observer reports. “The EU is committed to continue supporting Libya’s return to peace and stability, including […]
Turkey Tuesday complained to Libyan authorities about the desecration of its flags by followers of Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar, in Tobruk, East of the oil-rich African country. Haftar’s supporters placed a Turkish flag on the street for cars to drive on it en route to the headquarters of the House of Representatives in Tobruk, […]
In a letter dated Monday, the president of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed El Menfi, called on Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah to quickly appoint a defense minister. The post has been vacant since the Government was announced in March due to its sensitive nature. Both opposing camps want to take the post. […]
Libya’s Prime minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah who was on a visit to Rabat Sunday and Monday at the head of a large delegation held talks with several Moroccan officials who have all reiterated Morocco’s active and continued support to any consensual solution to the Libyan issue, while the Libyan official expressed his country’s gratefulness for the […]
Morocco has opened its arms to all Libyan stakeholders to facilitate a mediation without interference in a way that would usher Libya’s political stability, unity and welfare. Few days after the key visit by Speaker of the Libyan Parliament Aguila Saleh to Morocco, the Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah was in Rabat this Sunday where […]
Morocco plays a central role in the process of resolving the Libyan crisis, said speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, underlining that “the Kingdom supports us daily and is in constant contact with us to achieve this goal.” Aguila Saleh visited Morocco Thursday for the second time in less than a month, […]