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The new Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dabaiba has commended on Thursday Morocco’s renewed determination to continue to support national reconciliation in Libya. This came in a tweet he posted on Thursday evening, after a phone call with Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita. Dabaiba, who was elected on February 5 in Switzerland as head of […]
Morocco has joined its voice to the international community to welcome last Friday’s election by the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum of an interim executive authority in Libya, in which Mohammad Younes Menfi will head the country and Abdelhamid Dbaibah will head the government. Morocco congratulates the new members of the Libyan Presidential Council and […]
Libya’s envoy to the UN, Taher El Sonni, advised Belgium to renounce its intention to seize €49 million in favor of GSDT, an NGO owned by Belgian Prince Laurent. El Sooni Twitted that Belgium was trying to take advantage of this stage, as Libyans are busy preparing for a new political and peaceful period, […]
Rival Libyan armed groups loyal to east-based war lord Khalifa Haftar have clashed in the coastal city of Sirte, Anadolu news agency reports citing military sources. The armed clash occurred Tuesday after forces from the Tariq bin Ziyad Brigade launched an attack on the main headquarters of Al-Kaniyat Brigade in Sirte, the military sources told […]
Member of the Libyan House of Representatives Mohammed al-Raid has expressed appreciation for Morocco’s “leading and neutral” role in the negotiations between the Libyan parties seeking to reach a solution to the conflict in the North African country. “The distinguished, neutral and clear position of the Kingdom has helped the Libyan parties to reach […]
The 75 delegates of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum pre-selected on Saturday the candidates for the posts of Prime Minister and members of the presidential council after nearly three months of talks. The UN Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, has published the list of the candidates for the four main executive positions; namely the three Presidency […]
The UN Security Council, UNSC, has praised the kingdom of Morocco for its laudable contribution into solving Libyan longstanding political crisis The praises came Thursday during the briefing by acting head of the UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Stéphanie Williams. During this last briefing of her mandate, Stéphanie Williams presented the Report of the […]
Washington called on Thursday for the “immediate withdrawal” of Russian and Turkish forces from the country. This concerns both the military and mercenaries. A firm statement by the new Biden administration that contrasts with that of the previous administration. This very strong statement against the Russian and Turkish military presence in Libya was made by […]
The states militarily involved in Libya have totally ignored the UN injunctions to leave the country before Saturday, January 23. The Libyan political agreement signed in Geneva last October called for the departure of all foreign mercenaries within 90 days of its signature. However, the deadline passed unfulfilled. “All regional and international parties must respect […]
Representatives of Libya’s High Council of State and of the Tobruk-based Parliament are expected to meet on Friday Jan. 22 in the Moroccan city of Bouzkina (near Rabat) to discuss the appointment to several senior key positions, according several press reports. Libyan rivals held several meetings in the Moroccan cities of Bouznika, Skhirate and Tangier […]