Riyadh has not yet completed its mission of restoring peace and concord in Yemen. Would it be logical then for it to proceed with such a project in Libya? Yes, because it can, and because certain forces will ensure the situation deteriorates with time.
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Mogherini condemns Thinni assassination bid; HoR members appear in dark about events
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has condemned yesterday’s assassination attempt in Torbuk against Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni. It was “an outrageous assault to further destabilise Libya”, she said. Libyans needed to unite, she added, in order to prevent such attempts “that undermine Libyan efforts to find a …
Read More »Libyan PM Thinni survives assassination attempt
Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, said on Tuesday he had survived an assassination attempt by gunmen who opened fire as he was leaving a session of the anarchic country’s elected parliament.
Read More »Libya hits Turkish ship headed for Islamist port
Libya’s internationally recognised government attacked a Turkish-owned cargo vessel from ground and air, killing a seaman, after it entered territorial waters “without permission”, a lawmaker said Monday.
Read More »Video: International Crisis Group director speaks on conflict in Libya
Issandr El Amrani, North Africa project director at the International Crisis Group, talks to Middle East Eye about the UN-brokered peace talks in Libya, the likely direction of the divided nation and the continuing conflict over the country’s territory and resources.
Read More »HoR appoints new intelligence chief
The House of Representatives (HoR) today voted to appoint Brigadier-General Mustafa Al-Magraan as Libya’s new intelligence chief.
Read More »Libya’s internationally recognized parliament approves UN peace plan
Libya’s internationally-recognized parliament has preliminarily approved a draft UN accord aimed at ending the country’s political crisis.
Read More »Money and power: the forces fuelling Libya’s civil war
At the end of April came the news that the UN had failed yet again to bring together the two sides in Libya’s civil war.
Read More »Money and power: the forces fuelling Libya's civil war
At the end of April came the news that the UN had failed yet again to bring together the two sides in Libya’s civil war.
Read More »Dignity rejects UNSMIL invitation to dialogue, calls on Leon to tell UN to lift embargo
Operation Dignity has rejected an invitation from UN Special Envoy Bernardino Leon to join in the military platform of the Dialogue process. It says it is part of the regular army, not a militia, and that it takes its instructions only from the General Staff and the had of the …
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