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France will reopen its embassy in Tripoli on Monday 29 March. The announcement was made by President Emmanuel Macron while he was receiving the representatives of the new Libyan transitional government, at the Élysée Palace on Tuesday 23 March. France also offered to help Libyan forces regain control of their borders. The President of […]
Libya’s Eastern Government – which is not officially recognized by the international community – led by Abdalla Thinni, has finally recognized the new government of Abdul Hamid Dbeiba and handed over the reins of power to the exclusive Libyan government, the Government of National Unity. The power handover ceremony took place in the northern Libyan […]
The Tunisian president visited Libya on Wednesday 17 March, the first visit by a head of state to the new leaders of the national unity government. The menu of the meeting was copious: the fate of the families of jihadists, the position towards Israel and economic cooperation. During the eight-hour visit, Tunisian President Kais […]
The head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Faiez Serraj handed over power Tuesday to the new leaders of the oil-rich country tasked with holding elections end of this year. Serraj met in Tripoli with the new Presidential Council Head, Mohammed Menfi, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul-Hamid […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied is expected in Libya on wednesday, becoming thus the first foreign leader to visit the war-torn country since the establishment of a new central administration. The visit aims at backing the democratic process in Libya and at further enhancing relations between the two countries, the presidential office said. The visit […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubis have welcomed the new dynamic in the Libyan issue, in particular the appointment of a new Libyan temporary executive authority, which was endorsed by the Libyan parliament and sworn-in on Monday. During a phone talk they held on Monday, the two […]
Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba and all the members of his Government of National Unity took the legal oath of office in front of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk this Monday march 15. The solemn oath ceremony was held at the parliament’s headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk and broadcast by Libyan […]
Libyan PM Abdel Hamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity (GNU) was granted confidence by the House of Representatives (HoR) in its reunified and quorate session in Sirte this Wednesday. The GNU received 132 votes in favor, two abstentions – while 36 members did not turn up to Sirte at all, reports the Libya Herald. HoR […]
Libya’s national carrier, Afriqiyah Airways, operated Tuesday a commercial flight between the eastern city of Benghazi and Misrata (West) for the first time since 2014 in a sign of reconciliation. The airline announced the resumption of flights between the two cities in a statement, saying it will operate two weekly flights between Benghazi and Misrata. […]
Delegates of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum entrusted by the UN with electing a Prime Minister reportedly received bribes to elect Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, who was elected on February 5, according to leaks of a UN report revealed by AFP on Sunday, February 28. At least three members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum […]