First Independent Mena Newspaper
It is an unnamed organization chart that the Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dbeiba, transmitted, Thursday, Feb. 25, to the heads of the Presidential Council and the Parliament. He said at a press conference held in Tripoli that his government formation was ready but that the chosen members will only be revealed before the Parliament. […]
Interior minister of the Tripoli-based UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), escaped on Sunday an assassination attempt by gunmen who opened fire on his convoy in Tripoli. The attack occurred as the minister was returning home after visiting the National Oil Corporation. One of Bashagha’s guards and one of attackers were killed during the exchange […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, appointed on February 5 by the Libyan Dialogue Forum to lead a new transition period, announced that he would appoint members of his government before the expiration of the 21-day deadline period. According to the Prime Minister’s press office, this government of specialists “will represent all Libyans”. However, the […]
The United Nations has highlighted the important work carried out by Morocco in pushing forwards the peace process in Libya. In this regard, the new UN envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, has had various contacts on the Libyan issue with the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. According to a statement from the […]
Egypt is expected to re-open its embassy in Libya today Monday as a high key diplomatic delegation visits Tripoli for the second time since 2014. Libya’s foreign ministry’s spokesman Mohammed Al-Qablawi in a statement to Anadolu indicated that the delegation made of diplomats and security personnel would visit the Libyan capital and will re-open the […]
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 […]