First Independent Mena Newspaper
A dispute has emerged between the authorities in Tripoli after the General National Congress (GNC) announced on Tuesday that Prime Minister Omar Al Hassi has been sacked but the latter is contesting the decision as illegal and wants to consult the armed groups first before making a final decision. According to GNC, the Prime Minister […]
The House of Representatives, Libya’s parliament based in Tobruk, has rejected a team of cabinet ministers presented by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to form the new government. The rejection comes as another blow to the political transition of a country that seems to head for a civil war. According to Speaker Faraj Hashim, one of […]
While Libyan authorities have admitted that they lost control over capital city Tripoli to an alliance of militias led by Misrata-based forces, the recently elected Libyan parliament reappointed Abdullah Al-Thinni as the new Prime Minister and tasked him with forming a “crisis government.” Meanwhile, the groups controlling Tripoli, which mostly support the previous Parliament, the […]