Italian interior minister, Matteo Salvini, said his country is up for more investments in Libya, especially a kind of an economic partnership to aid Libya in infrastructure, hospitals and other fields.
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Splinter militia in Libya attacks Haftar-controlled oil sites
A militia opposed to rival Libya leader Khalifa Haftar attacked oil sites under his control on Thursday, inflicting fresh disruption on the chaos-hit country’s economic backbone.
Three LNA airstrikes on ”terrorist” targets south of Sirte
The Hafter-led Libyan National Army (LNA) Air Force revealed yesterday that it had carried out three airstrikes against ‘‘Al-Qaeda terrorist gangs formed of terrorists fleeing Benghazi and foreign mercenaries from Africa’’.
Libya rejects UK’s intention to use frozen assets to compensate IRA victims
Presidential Council rejected Monday Britain’s intention to use the frozen Libyan assets in London to compensate victims of attacks by the Irish Republican Army (IRA.)
UN Security Council backs Libya elections, without specifying date
The UN Security Council endorsed a French-backed plan for general elections in Libya by the end of the year, reports said on Wednesday.
Two-way mistrust hinders Libyan rivals’ meeting in Paris
On July 25, 2017, at a serene historical site just outside Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a rare meeting between Libyan rivals, namely Gen. Khalifa Hifter, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) who has the military upper hand in eastern Libya, and Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of …
Elections in Libya: No Alternative?
The idea of holding presidential and legislative elections in Libya by the end of 2018 continues to gain traction, since it was first proposed in late October 2017.
Hailing and Uncertain reactions as Libya’s Tawergha, Misrata sign reconciliation agreement
After seven years of dispute, Misrata and Tawergha signed an agreement of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation that allows displaced Tawerghans to return to their city, from which they were driven out in 2011.
Libyans skeptical of leaders’ new pledges
For Abdelhakim al-Saadi, the latest meeting of Libyan leaders plays “like a broken record”, with few people from Tripoli to Benghazi willing to put their faith in new promises.
Electoral commission reiterates readiness for upcoming elections
The General Director of the High National Elections Commission, Saeed Algusbi, confirmed that the commission is ready to hold elections in December to aid the country out of the current crisis despite all the pressures that they are going through.