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The mayor of Mistrata, city controlled by Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), died Monday after battling with the coronavirus in the oil-rich country where infections have been on the rise. Mustafa Karwad according to the health ministry passed away Monday morning after two weeks of contamination. The city, 200 kilometres (120 miles) […]
The head of the Libyan government of national unity (GNA) on Saturday appointed a new Minister of Defense and a new Chief of Army Staff. Fayez al-Sarraj, at the head of the GNA, appointed Colonel Salah Eddine al-Namruch to the Defense portfolio and Mohamad Ali al-Haddad as Chief of Staff of the Libyan army. Ali […]
Stephanie Williams, Head of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), has praised the support provided by Morocco and King Mohammed VI to the efforts made by the United Nations to solve the Libyan crisis. Speaking to journalists following her talks held Thursday in Rabat with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Williams, who is […]
Libyan rebel warlord Khalifa Haftar Sunday tossed away the proposal made by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) for truce between the two warring sides as he blames Turkey for preparing assaults on key cities of Sirte and Jufra. Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj’s cease-fire call was an attempt to “throw dust in the eyes,” […]
Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the two warring governments in Eastern and Western Libya have declared an immediate nationwide ceasefire offering hope for a de-escalation of a conflict that has wracked the country since a 2011 uprising. It started after the UN-backed government in Tripoli, led by Fayez Sarraj, said he had instructed aligned […]
Turkey and Qatar Monday deepened their footprint in Libya as the defense ministers of the two countries agreed to boost the military institution of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) headquartered in Tripoli. Turkish defense minister Hulusi Akar and his Qatari counterpart Khaled Al Attiyah met with GNA’s deputy defense minister Salah Al-Namroush in […]
Turkey and its Libyan ally UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of trade and a new plan meant to solve pending issue, Libyan Observer reports citing Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan. The deal signed Thursday, according to Pekcan will lay the groundwork for resolving ongoing […]
The UN-backed Government National Accord (GNA) has arrested 35 Egyptian fishermen who are reportedly in custody since November last year. The detainees, most of whom hail from the Egyptian city of Kafr El-Sheikh, were arrested while working on Libyan boats affiliated to the east-based government, Arab News reports citing Ahmed Nassar, the head of the […]
Italy Wednesday expressed willingness to boost cooperation with Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in many areas, primarily in security. This came during talks Italian Defense minister Lorenzo Guerini held in Tripoli with GNA leader Fayez al-Sarraj. A statement by the Italian defense ministry indicates that both countries agreed to collaborate in demining […]
Rebel General Khalifa Haftar has brushed aside every possibility of talks with Turkey and called on Washington to thwart arm delivery to Ankara-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). In a letter to the Trump administration, Haftar requested from the US an international monitoring of land and sea borders to disallow the arrival of weapons to […]