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Tunisia has voiced concerns over the fight against the Islamic State (IS) in Libya as it fears that the extremist fighters could sneak through its borders and carry on with their atrocities. Defense Minister Farhat Hachani was speaking on the Read more
Prime minister-designate of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and head of the Presidency Council Faiez Serraj stressed in a statement that they would respect the vote of no confidence of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and their demands. Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) received a heavy blow after it failed to obtain the confidence of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) in a vote held on Monday. The Presidency Council (PC) was approved under condition that Read more
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Tuesday moved from the naval base in Tripoli to the official government building. “Today we were handed the government headquarters,” Deputy Prime Minister Musa Koni told reporters at a press conference. But Read more
Militiamen in Zintan, West of Libya Thursday categorically rejected media reports that Saif al-Islam; son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, had been released in April. “We deny that Saif Islam has been released,” a Zintan military source told Reuters. Read more
The rival National Oil Corporation created by the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk has decided to merge with the country’s long time National Oil Corporation (NOC) based in Tripoli. Chairman Mustafa Sanalla of the NOC said the agreement “will Read more
The United States on Friday blacklisted the Head of Libya’s internationally recognized Parliament for obstructing the political process aimed at establishing the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) as the sole Libyan authority. Aguila Saleh, identified as a spoiler of Read more
Seven ministries in Tripoli including the foreign affairs ministry were handed over to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday and Mohammed al-Ammari, a member of the Presidential Council formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA), said the Read more
Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan army under the Tobruk-based government, spoke about the ongoing political crisis since the arrival in Tripoli of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) by clarifying that the military has no interest in forming Read more
The head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla stated that the country’s oil facilities would come under frequent attacks if a national unity government is not formed. His warning comes after the Fida oilfield in eastern Libya Read more