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Khalifa Haftar, a presidential candidate for almost impossible Libyan Dec. 24 elections and strongman of the oil-rich African country’s eastern regions, marshalled around him Tuesday several other candidates including former powerful Interior minister Fathi Bashagha, to bring together their visions Read more
The Tripoli Court of Appeal on Sunday declared admissible two appeals challenging the candidacy of the head of the Libyan interim government Abdelhamid Dbeibah in the presidential election. These appeals were filed by candidates for the December 24 election. Among Read more
Four Tunisians workers have lost their lives during an accident on the Bouri Offshore Field, about 120 kilometers north of the Libyan coast, the consul general of the North African country in Tripoli told state-run agency TAP, Webdo Tunis reports. Read more
A Russian official delegation Monday presented to Lebanon project offers covering oil and electricity, as well as the reconstruction of the ports of Beirut and Tripoli, reports say. The delegation also made business people in the Middle East country for Read more
Lebanese defense minister Zeina Aker Sunday issued an indefinite ban on firearms licenses amid fears that escalating popular protests could descend into armed conflict, Middle East Monitor, MEMO, reports. The caretaker minister’s directive will take effect from Monday but will Read more
Libya’s new interim Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dbeiba, announced on Thursday March 4 that he had announced the names of the members of his government formation in Parliament. A special session is scheduled for March 8 in Sirte to approve the Read more
UN support mission in Libya, UNSMIL, condemned Wednesday a mortar attack which killed one child and wounded 29 people in the Sebha region, south of the country, Anadolu news agency reports. The mission in a statement said it “strongly condemns Read more
Eastern Libyan authorities in Tobruk have freed 32 Egyptians kidnapped by criminal gangs reports say. The Egyptian nationals reportedly entered Libya illegal and were abducted by the alleged criminals who also blackmailed them. Egyptian media Al Youm Al Sabei citing Read more
Egypt is sending a key delegation to Tripoli to meet with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Faiez Serraj, seeking to counter Turkey which has been present in the oil-rich country since last year. The delegation headed Read more
The Speaker of the Moroccan parliament gathered Sunday in the city of Tangiers rival Libyan lawmakers of the House of Representatives (HoR), in efforts to unify the legislature ahead of agreed Libyan elections of next year. 100 members of the Read more