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US permanent envoy to the United Nations pledged ironclad friendship to Israel noting that she will vehemently oppose the appointment of any Palestinian official for a UN senior position because Washington does not recognize Palestine as a “state”. Nikki Haley, Read more
UN Secretary General’s special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler is expected to be replaced by former Lebanese culture minister Ghassan Salame. The would-be appointment of Salame would end an almost four month search for a replacement after former Palestinian Prime Read more
The delegation from the African Union ended its four-day trip to Libya by meeting with Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar with whom they discussed the political situation and developments of the country as well as the fight against terrorism. The delegation Read more
Representatives of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), State Council president Abdulrahman Sewehli and president Ageela Saleh respectively, reached an agreement to “stop the bleeding as well as (ensure) the return of Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not receive Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Faiez Serraj scheduled to visit Moscow Thursday and Friday, the Russian President’s office said. As announced by Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Head of the Presidency Council (PC) Read more
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar has accused Western countries of fueling the conflict in Libya by supporting terrorist groups operating in the country. The Head of the Libyan National Army, loyal to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), made these allegations Read more
The new UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has informed the UN Security Council of his intention to appoint Salam Fayyad as his Special Envoy for Libya. The letter was sent to the Security Council on Thursday and it immediately raised Read more
UN Special Envoy for Libya, Martin Kobler, told the UN Security Council that this year should be the “year of decisions and political breakthrough” for the North African country that has been marred with chaos since 2011. While admitting that Read more
Head of the Libyan UN-backed Presidency Council (PC) and of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Faiez Serraj has announced to Italian Corriere della Sera he would very soon meet with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. Haftar, who is leading the Read more
Russia has hinted that it supports Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar of the Libya National Army, loyal to the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR), saying he has a fundamental role in the formation of “the new Libyan leadership.” Deputy Foreign Minister Read more