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On Thursday, August 22, Brega Oil Marketing Company announced that three tankers had arrived at the ports of Misrata, Tripoli, and Al-Zawiya, each carrying 30 million liters of gasoline. The company stated on Facebook that the fuel would be distributed to stations within two days to alleviate congestion caused by previous delays. Fuel distribution in […]
The Libyan parliament, the House of Representatives (HoR), has accepted the candidacies of former members of Government of National Accord (GNA), the previous Libyan administration, as candidates to replace incumbent Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh being pushed out. Fathi Bashagha, former interior minister of the GNA and Ahmed Maiteeq, deputy head of the GNA, both […]
The mayor of the Libyan coastal city of Misrata Mohammed Eshtewi has been kidnapped and killed by gunmen shortly after his return from a visit to Turkey Sunday, and Misrata has begun this Monday three days of mourning. The local municipal council expressed its “deep sorrow and grief” at the killing. Its condemnation was swiftly […]
The so-called Islamic State group (IS) Wednesday claimed credit for the attack on a court house in the city of Misrata in which four people including a security officer have been confirmed dead. The group swiftly on its media agency Amaq said its commandos raided the court building. Reports say three men arrived in a […]
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson visited Thursday Benghazi wherein he met Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the Head of the Libyan National Army, as well as members of the local House of Representatives, challenging the government of Fayez Al-Serraj. This is the first visit by a UK government minister to Benghazi since 2011 and the first […]
Egypt has convened Libyan factions involved in the political process in the oil-rich North African country, asking them to establish modern democratic state and end polarization. Egypt’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, who heads the Egyptian committee mediating the Libyan crisis, this week held three-day talks with Libyan delegations from the cities of […]
Libyan nominal Prime Minister Faiez Serraj backed by the international community has been invited by President Trump’s administration to visit Washington, few days after Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni urged the U.S. to play more roles in solving Libya’s political puzzle, London-based Qatari media The New Arab has learned. A senior source in the Government of […]
Russian authorities have held talks with heads of Misrata forces aligned with UN-backed Presidential Council in a move to narrow gap between the West-based forces opposed to field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, reports say. An important delegation of forces headed by Abdulhamid Al-Dubaiba assisted by Bunyan Marsous commander Mohamed Essa met in the Russian capital with […]
Chaos is festering in capital Tripoli as forces aligned with self-style Khalifa Ghwell announced Thursday the creation of the Libyan National Guard (LNG) to protect institutions and foreign missions. The announcement came from Brig. Mahmoud Al-Zigal who indicated that the LNG is not linked to any political party and would operate away from regional, tribal […]
Ankara Monday announced it reopened its embassy in Tripoli, becoming the second foreign country to do so following Italy. The embassy was close more than 2 years ago following general pull-out of foreign missions in Tripoli over security concerns. “The reopening of the embassy will allow Turkey to make stronger contributions to efforts to build […]