The son of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar reportedly met with Israeli intelligence officials in March to discuss his 2021 presidential candidacy, the Washington Free Beacon said on Thursday, citing an unnamed source.
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Greek Prime Minister to visit Libya, reopen embassy Tuesday
The Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is going to visit Libya next Tuesday and reopen the country’s embassy after over six years of closure.
Read More »Family of photographer urge Libya to investigate his death
Relatives of Anton Hammerl, who was killed in 2011, hope new government will help locate his body.
Read More »Guterres sees role for UN monitors in Libya truce
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres recommended in a report released Wednesday establishing a “monitoring component” for the UN mission in Libya working alongside a ceasefire monitoring mechanism run by Libyans.
Read More »Turkey insists that Libya has not asked to cancel military cooperation
An advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan advisor has denied media reports which claim that the head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, has asked Ankara to cancel the 2018 military cooperation agreement between Turkey and the previous Government of National Accord in Tripoli. Yasin Aktay accused French …
Read More »Di Maio: Italy will open a consulate in Benghazi
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio reiterated Italy’s intention to support Libya in its transitional stage and necessary procedures needed to achieve fair and honest national elections later this year.
Read More »Suez Canal blockage hastens establishment of Turkish logistic centre in Libya for African trade
Murtaza Karanfil, chairman of the Turkey-Libya Business Council of the Council on Foreign Economic Relations (DEIK), stated that the blockage this week of the Suez Canal once again revealed the importance of Libya in terms of Turkey’s exports to Africa.
Read More »Italy to consider reopening airspace to Libya
In a meeting between Libya’s new transport minister Mohamed Shahubi and Italy’s ambassador to Libya Buccino Grimaldi, the two agreed that reopening European airspace to Libya is of vital importance.
Read More »French embassy reopens in Tripoli
As promised by French President Emmanuel Macron on 23 March during the visit to Paris by Libya’s Presidency Council head Mohamed Menfi and his Deputy Musa Koni, the French embassy in Tripoli reopened today.
Read More »El Sisi confirms to Menfi Egypt’s support for Libyan GNU
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi reiterated Thursday Cairo’s full support for the new executive authority in Libya in all fields at bilateral, regional and international circles, saying it is important to have mutual coordination at this stage.
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