Tag: Tobruk

Libyan Parliament speaker accuses PC Head of connivance with protest attack on Parliament house

July 7, 2022

Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh has accused Muhamed Menfi, the Presidential Council's Head, of having a role in the attack on the Parliament's HQ in Tobruk ... Read More

Libya: new PM vows to assume power on Thursday by “the force of law”

March 9, 2022

Libya’s new Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha Tuesday said he will assume power in the capital Tripoli in the two coming days by “the force of ... Read More

Libya’s parliament shortlists two candidates for Prime Minister Position

February 8, 2022

Libya’s state legislature, House of Representatives (HoR) located in Tobruk, shortlisted Monday former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha and businessman Khaled Al-Bibas as the only two ... Read More

Libyan parliamentary committee refuses to set new date for elections

December 28, 2021

A committee of the Libyan Parliament refused Monday to set a new date for the presidential election initially scheduled for December 24 before being postponed, ... Read More

Libyan elections increasingly likely to be postponed

December 22, 2021

With two days to go, many Libyan officials agree that the presidential election, which is supposed to mark the end of a laborious transition process, ... Read More

Turkey fumes after Haftar followers affront flag in Tobruk

July 7, 2021

Turkey Tuesday complained to Libyan authorities about the desecration of its flags by followers of Libyan rebel General Khalifa Haftar, in Tobruk, East of the ... Read More

Libya: Discussions between the head of the Tobruk Parliament and U.S. ambassador

August 11, 2020

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 ... Read More

Haftar forces cut water supplies in Tripoli amid coronavirus health crisis

April 10, 2020

UN-backed Government of National (GNA) has condemned and called on the international community to rein in rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar whose forces have cut water ... Read More

Libya: London Wants All Parties to Work Together For Peace & Stability

August 25, 2017

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 ... Read More

Libya: Serraj Promises Cash to HoR-aligned Tobruk Municipality

August 2, 2017

Libyan Prime Minister Faez Serraj has promised to attend financially to Tobruk municipality, which is housing the Libyan internationally recognized parliament, the House of Representatives ... Read More