Al-Haddad, Al-Nadoori discuss unifying country’s military
Khalifa Haftar forces’ Chief of Staff, General Abdulrazek al-Nadoori held talks on Saturday with Mohammed al-Haddad, Libyan Chief of General Staff, on efforts to unify the military.
China commits Internation Community support to Libya, calls for timely election
Vice Foreign Minister and China's Special Envoy to the Middle East Zhai Jun has said that the international community should provide robust support for Libya to help it develop its economy and tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.
In an…
Iraq, Jordan sign oil pipeline project
Jordan's energy minister on Monday announced Iraq's approval to extend a crude oil pipeline to Jordan's only coastal city.
The project - initially discussed in 2013 but never materialised - is part of plans to open up new markets for …
300 mercenaries loyal to Haftar left Libya
Around 300 foreign mercenaries have left eastern Libya, according to a statement by the French Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.The move, initially announced in November by Haftar's forces, was intended to stimulate a United…
Lebanon’s pound hits record low against US dollar
Lebanon’s currency hit a new low on Tuesday reaching 20 times its value on the black market since the economic meltdown began in late 2019 and likely throwing more people into poverty.
The pound was trading at 30,000 to 1 US dollar…
Libya-Turkey Maritime deal still valid, Erdogan’s spokesman says
The Spokesman for the Turkish Presidency Ibrahim Kalin says that the military and naval agreements signed with Libya are still valid.
Despite the objections of some parties inside Libya or some countries in the region to the two…
Afghanistan to get 500,000 free Covid-19 vaccine doses from India
India on Saturday supplied 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan as part of "humanitarian assistance," the government said.According to a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Covaxin vaccines were handed…
177 migrants evacuated from Libya to Niger
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has evacuated 177 asylum-seekers to Niger, the second evacuation flight to Niger this year since Libyan authorities lifted a blanket ban on humanitarian flights in October.
This…
Bahrain appoints 1st ambassador to Damascus in a Decade
ahrain has appointed its first ambassador to Syria in a decade after it downgraded diplomatic ties with Damascus in 2012.According to the official Bahrain News Agency, King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa issued a royal decree on Thursday,…
Libya’s Prosecution expands probe targeting Culture Minister
The Libyan Public Prosecution ordered pre-trial detention of the Minister of Culture, Mabrouka Tougi, over accusations of corruption in administration and finance transactions.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that…