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Libya’s High Council of State has praised the outcome of the consultative meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives, held in the Moroccan city of Tangier Nov. 23-28 with the participation of 123 MPs representing various political parties, trends and groups. The Council commended, in a press release, the decision to convene […]
Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the House of Representatives (Lower House) started Monday in Tangier a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. The delegation of the Council is led by Mohamed Abu Sunaina, while Aicha Chalabi leads the delegation of the House of Representatives to this meeting which is part of […]
Libyan MPs gathering in Tangier, northern Morocco, agreed to end the state of division plaguing their parliament and to hold a joint session in the city of Ghdames. More than 120 Libyan deputies made the pledge in Tangier in a step forward to unify the legislative institution after years of infighting. The deputies agreed that […]
The United Arab Emirates has held up issuance of entry visa to 13 countries including Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia reportedly on security grounds. The move, come into effect on November 18, concerns all types of visas, whether professional or tourist. The Gulf country took the decision because of security concern, according to press reports. The […]
After the launch of the Bouznika talks that led to a breakthrough in appointing senior government officials, Morocco’s Tangier is hosting a meeting bringing together members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR). In a speech delivered at the official opening of the consultative meeting Tuesday, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita renewed Morocco’s commitment to […]
Four European countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom have warned against obstructing the Libyan political Dialogue. In a joint statement issued Monday, the four countries said they are “ready to take measures against those who obstruct the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and other tracks of the Berlin process, as well as those […]
Libyan Tripoli-based administration, Government of National Accord (GNA), has inked a deal with European multinational aerospace corporation, Airbus, for the purchase of 10 helicopters to be used in the fight against criminality. Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha announced the deal Saturday following his visit to France last week. The aircraft, […]
Members of the internationally-recognized Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) both from Tripoli and Tobruk will hold a deliberations session in the Moroccan northern city of Tangier Monday, at the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament in an attempt to help unite the Libyan Parliament. The initiative is meant to gather the MPs from both the […]
The UN-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, held in Tunis, has been suspended and slated to resume next week after the participating delegates failed to reach consensus on who will lead the transition process. Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, citing some participants aligned with GNA, reported that the talks were reportedly blocked on the grounds that […]
Participants in the Libyan dialogue forum, held in Tunis, have agreed to hold national elections in December next year, said the UN Mission in Libya on Friday. The 75 participants from across the social and political spectrum, including representatives of the internationally Government of National Accord (GNA) and Benghazi-based warlord Khalifa Haftar-controlled Libyan National Army […]