The Presidential Council (PC) has issued an order dismissing the Defense Minister Mahdi Al-Barghathi after his suspension was scrapped. No reasons were given by the Presidential Council for sacking Al-Barghathi.
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The Times: Saif Gaddafi is the man to unify Libya
Moamar Gaddafi’s son Saif Al-Islam has risen to prominence under efforts to reunite Libya and will probably run for president in the next elections, an independent French negotiator has told The Times.
Italian-French competition over Libya pushing country toward more chaos
The last election Libya had was on June 25, 2014, when Libyans cast their votes to elect their representatives in the new House of Representatives after the interim General National Congress’ mandate expired. The hope was that elections would bring about stability and put an end to the violence that has …
Libya and Chad agree on joint border security
The Head of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sirraj arrived on Wednesday in Chad and discussed with the President Idriss Déby issues of mutual interests and stability as well as security in Libya.
HoR to meet next Monday for vote on referendum law for constitution
The House of Representatives (HoR) yesterday issued a call on all members to meet next Monday and Tuesday (30 and 31 July) at its Tobruq headquarters for an official session.
Libyan-French military cooperation meeting
A Libyan-French military cooperation meeting was held in Tripoli yesterday headed by Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Siala and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.
Gatrani and Majbri announce withdrawal of Cyrenaica from LPA
Presidency Council members for Libya’s eastern region (Barqa/Cyrenaica) Fathi Majbri and Ali Gatrani, yesterday announced the withdrawal of their region from the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA).
French FM makes Libya election push on visit
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived in Libya on Monday to push a Paris deal which paves the way for elections in the war-torn country. Le Drian met the head of Libya’s UN-backed government, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, in the capital Tripoli ahead of a series of talks with …
EU migrant policy suffers double blow as Italy and Libya reject proposals
The European Union’s migrant strategy has suffered a major setback with Italy refusing to freely accept people rescued at sea and Libya spurning a proposal for asylum processing centres.
Libya rejects EU plan for asylum processing centres
Libya’s prime minister said Friday he would not allow the EU to set up asylum processing centres in his country, in a new setback for European leaders seeking to curb new migrant arrivals.