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At the conclusion of its meeting in Sirte on Sunday, the 5+5 Joint Military Commission reassured all Libyans of the ceasefire’s stability, referencing the agreement signed in October 2020 under UN auspices in Geneva. The Commission emphasized that “all Committees responsible for implementing and monitoring the agreement continue their work with dedication and sincerity.” The […]
Austrian and Vienna-headquartered integrated oil, gas and petrochemical company OMV Group will resume exploration activities in February 2024, the North African country’s state-run oil company National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced on Monday November 6. The announcement came after both sides held a technical meeting in Tripoli Sunday at NOC headquarters. The discussions touched on […]
Fighting between militias that broke out on Friday night in Tripoli, against a backdrop of political chaos with two rival governments, left at least 23 people dead and 140 injured, according to a new official report. The clashes between rival militias broke out in several neighborhoods of Tripoli (west) where bursts of gunfire and shelling […]
Libya’s envoy to the UN, Taher El-Sonni, has blamed several unidentified international forces for plotting against elections in North African country adding that the stability of the country is not their concern. “There are certain international forces who fear the idea of elections in Libya because their results are not guaranteed, which may not serve […]
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 […]
Aguila Saleh, the head of the Libyan Parliament based in Tobruk, was in Cairo on Monday 10 August. In addition to his Egyptian meetings, he met several European ambassadors, as well as Richard Norland, the US ambassador to Libya. Washington recently launched a proposal for a return to political discussions among Libyans. It consists of […]
Turkey Monday said a ceasefire in Libya would not benefit its ally, the Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been halted in its push to recover the city of Sirte and Jufra air base. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told local state broadcaster TRT Haber that the GNA needs to take back Sirte, the hometown […]
An opposition group in Chad has accused forces aligned with rebel and retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for the killing of its leader last week, Libya Observer reports. Republican Party said its leader Gorbal Jadi Nakour was assassinated on April 18 alongside with his body guard. Without providing evidence, the party, the Libyan media reports, has […]
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday declared state of emergency in Sirte and called for the mobilization of all aligned-forces as the Libyan National Army (LNA) connected to rival administration in the east moved forward to the southern outskirts of the city. The security authorities of the city, which is under the control […]
UK’s foreign minister Boris Johnson made news Tuesday disregarding dead bodies in Libya noting that the city of Sirte could become the next Dubai if authorities can clear dead bodies away, reports say. Boris is known for controversial remarks made the comments during address to members of the Conservative party. “The only thing they’ve got […]