Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Wednesday accused Belgium of seeking to seize €14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Libyan assets frozen by the United Nations since 2011, AFP reported yesterday.
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Paris Conference on Libya: dodging the hard questions while ignoring the easy ones
Paris has just hosted yet another international conference on Libya that ended with a very long communiqué expressing support for the country’s planned 24 December elections and threatening with sanctions those who might attempt to spoil the polls in any way.
Read More »UN comments on Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s presidential candidacy
The United Nations commented on the candidacy of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi saying the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) is the party responsible for approving or disapproving candidates for Libya elections.
Read More »Haaretz: Haftar received Israeli assistance in coordination with Egypt
Haftar has received assistance from Israel in collaboration with the Egyptian regime, headed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports.
Read More »Israel, Libya mull building ties, news reports says
Building ties between Libya and Israel will be discussed later, Sama news agency reported Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh saying yesterday on the sidelines of the Paris conference on Libya.
Read More »ICC says arrest warrant for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi still valid
An arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, is still valid, an ICC spokesman said on Sunday.
Read More »Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal
Turkey on Saturday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.
Read More »World powers warn Libya election obstructors could face sanctions
Major world powers could pursue sanctions against those who undermine Libya’s upcoming elections, a group of more than two dozen leaders announced Friday at a high-level summit in Paris.
Read More »Will World Powers Rubberstamp Libya’s Tainted Election?
Backers of Libya’s factions meet in Paris today to affirm their support for what is likely to become a messy election period.
Read More »300-pro-Haftar mercenaries, foreign troops to leave Libya
Haftar’s forces said Thursday 300 foreign mercenaries fighting on their side would leave Libya, at the request of France, which will host a conference on Libya.
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