In a detailed analysis, former General National Congress (GNC) member and current House of Representatives (HoR) member for Zintan, Abdualslam Nasia, has declared the ‘‘Temporary Financial Arrangements’’ or budget, released by the Faiez Serraj Presidency Council and Government of National Accord (GNA) as illegal and unconstitutional on a number of …
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Libyan MPs meet in Cairo to seek solutions to Libyan political turmoil
Members of the Libyan parliament met on Saturday in Cairo with the head of the Egyptian Committee on Libya Mahmoud Hegazy, to discuss possible solutions to the Libyan turmoil, according to state-owned media.
Read More »270 of Haftar’s forces killed in Benghazi
Some 268 special forces affiliated with the Tobruk-based parliament in Eastern Libya were killed in 2016, according to a statement issued by the group.
Read More »Egypt supports sovereignty of Libya, unity of its territories: Al-Sisi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh Issa on Wednesday. Al-Sisi said that Egypt supports the sovereignty of Libya and believes in the importance of maintaining the unity and integration of its territories, according to a presidential statement.
Read More »Tripoli unrest following assassination of two policemen, more inter-militia fighting
There has been more unrest in Tripoli following the kidnapping and assassination of two policemen from the Tripoli Criminal Investigation Department. There are a number of theories circulating on social media for the possible motive for their assassination, but none have been substantiated.
Read More »Russia urges leadership role for Libya’s Haftar
Russia has given its backing to Libya’s General Khalifa Haftar, who opposes the country’s UN-backed government, saying that he should be given a leadership role in the war-torn state.
Read More »Warplanes target Libya’s Benghazi Defense Brigades
A site associated with Libya’s Benghazi Defense Brigades was hit by an airstrike south of the country’s central Al-Jufra area, injuring at least one person, local sources have said.
Read More »Libya after Aleppo … Russian bear and new alliance
Before getting into the Libyan profile, we should talk firstly about Aleppo fight, and the important international alliances formed around it by the states that directly or indirectly involved in the Libya conflict.
Read More »Following in the footsteps of Gaddafi, Haftar’s sons receive military ranks
The sons of the renegade General, Khalifa Haftar, Saddam (Photo L) and Khalid, received military ranks despite being civilian individuals without any prior involvement in military academies or institutions.
Read More »Crisis over: ‘Pro-Gaddafi’ Libyan plane hijackers arrested in Malta
Two men, armed with explosives, held 111 passengers hostage on a plane at Malta International Airport on Friday. All of the hostages and flight crew were released within three hours and the men were later arrested.
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