Special to WorldTribune.com In a boost to Libya’s unity government, the rival government in Tripoli has resigned. The National Salvation government on April 5 said it would “cease duties” as an executive authority. “We put the interests of the nation above anything else, and stress that the bloodshed stop and the nation be saved from […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The internationally recognized parliament in Libya has voted against a UN-backed unity government. The parliament in Tobruk, also known as the House of Representatives, rejected the deal in a vote on Jan. 25. “We voted against endorsing the government and ask… to be presented with another government,” parliamentarian Ali al-Gaydi said. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Libya’s rival factions on Dec. 17 signed a UN-brokered agreement to form a unity government. Gen. Khalifa Haftar, the military commander for what had been the internationally recognized government in Tobruk, said he hoped the deal would lead to the end of a UN arms embargo as Libya faces a growing threat […]
Special to WorldTribune.com In the midst of ongoing chaos which has seen Libya fragmented into two competing governments and militias battling for control of the country’s oil wealth, Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani has vowed to resign and supporters of former strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi have established a new foothold. Thani, who heads Libya’s internationally recognized […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamists who control Tripoli have refused to join other Libyan political leaders in signing a UN-brokered power-sharing deal. The deal was signed on July 11 in Morocco by the internationally recognized government in Tobruk and representatives of municipal councils. The General National Congress and its allied Libya Dawn militia, who seized control […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Libya’s two rival governments are expected to endorse a UN-brokered unity government following a meeting Sunday on neutral territory in Morocco. The North African nation, beset by chaos, instability and violence since Col. Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown in 2011, had been split into two governments, one based in Tripoli and one in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has become a venue for arms smuggling. Libyan sources said weapons were being flown to airports controlled by in locations throughout the country. The weapons were being recorded as commercial equipment, including air conditioners. “Libya is now governed by armed militias with weapons and money,” Libyan political activist Mohammed […]