by Jason | Apr 1, 2021 | International actors
This week saw a flurry of diplomatic activity with Libya’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) and key neighbours including Egypt and Turkey. On 25 March, the Egyptian President, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, met the President of Libya’s Presidential Council,...
by Jason | Apr 1, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week two significant commanders were assassinated in Benghazi and Tripoli. On 24 March, a notorious commander in the LNA’s Saiqa Battalion, Mahmoud Werfalli, was gunned down in broad daylight in Benghazi. According to a Saiqa spokesperson, Miloud al-Zuwai, the...
by websystems | Mar 26, 2021 | International actors
On 26 March, the President of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohammed Menfi and Vice-President Abdullah al-Lafi met the Turkish President Recep Tayeb Erdogan in Istanbul. The meeting was attended by the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. According to a statement...
by Jason | Mar 24, 2021 | International actors
This week, in recognition of the growing consolidation of power by the GNU, several Western governments have been discussing plans to revive their embassies in Tripoli. On 18 March, the spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that...
by Jason | Mar 24, 2021 | Libyan actors
This week the parallel eastern al-Thanni government handed over power to the Government of National Unity (GNU), amidst ongoing and small scale intra-militia conflicts in Tripoli. On 18 March, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba ordered an investigation after a...
by websystems | Mar 23, 2021 | International actors
On 23 March, the President of Libya’s Presidential Council (PC) Mohammed Menfi, accompanied by PC member Musa al-Koni, met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. In a joint press conference, Macron declared that France’s embassy in Tripoli will reopen from Monday. Macron...
by websystems | Mar 22, 2021 | International actors
On 22 March, GNU Prime Minister Abdul Hameed Dabaiba held a call with the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. According to the US State Department, they discussed the need to conclude the Libyan crisis through an ‘inclusive political process, providing essential...
by websystems | Mar 22, 2021 | International actors
On 22 March, the European Union imposed sanctions on Mohammed al-Kani, the former leader of the Kaniyat militia, and his brother Abdul Rahim al-Kani in relation to killings and kidnappings in Tarhouna between 2015 and 2020.
by websystems | Mar 21, 2021 | International actors
On 21 March, the Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, met GNU Prime Minister, Abdul Hameed Dabaiba, in Tripoli. They discussed bilateral relations, migration, and establishing a joint committee to re-establish trade between their countries. In a statement...
by Jason | Mar 18, 2021 | International actors
This week, fresh reports emerged to suggest that international actors had not recalled foreign operatives from Libya. On 8 March, reports indicated that, following the UAE’s drawdown in Eritrea, Abu Dhabi transferred military equipment and personnel to an Egyptian...
