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A Turkish court has maintained in detention three journalists facing prison sentences for revealing the identity of state spy agents who died in Libya where Ankara backs militarily the Government of National Accord (GNA). The reporters have been detained since Read more
The foreign minister of UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has said he will not attend an Arab league meeting of foreign ministers on Libya arguing that the GNA was not consulted. Taher Siala, reports say, told the PanArab organization’s Read more
Head of the Libyan House of Representation (HoR), Aguila Saleh, made an unannounced visit to Algiers, which has offered to mediate between Libyan factions. The HoR leader, based in the east, has emerged as the new leader of the Libyan Read more
Egypt has sent military tanks and helicopters to its borders with Libya after President AbdelFattah al-Sisi backed truce between protégé Khalifa Haftar and UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Defense Blog reports. The Egyptian army has mobilized 18 M1A2 Abrams Read more
Turkey Tuesday laid into the UAE for sowing chaos in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region mainly in Yemen and Libya amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports, in an Read more
East-based Libyan rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar has assigned a close aide wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to recruit fighters near Tripoli, reports say. Field marshall Haftar who declared himself the rightful ruler of Libya early this week has Read more
Russia Tuesday said it is surprised after east-based Libyan rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar on Monday proclaimed himself the ruler of war-torn oil-rich African country, reports say. A diplomat at the Russian foreign ministry who asked not be named because not Read more
Algeria Tuesday said it was proud UN Chief Antonio Guterres proposed to appoint the country’s veteran diplomat and former Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra who later backtracked after U.S objected to his appointment, TSA reports. Mohand Oussaïd Belaid, spokesperson of President Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel Thursday urged the international community to work towards peace in Libya to avoid a new Syria; a ground for proxy war between regional actors. “We have to be very careful that what happened in Syria would Read more
The explosive situation in Libya, torn by civil war with ISIS expanding quickly into chaos, threatens peace and stability of Maghreb countries, said Former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki. Addressing the 11th Maghreb Forum held lately in Moroccan Atlantic coastal city Read more