Libya has condemned the Egyptian president for recent comments suggesting that Cairo “will not remain inactive” against threats to national security and it could arm Libyan tribes against the internationally recognized government. During a meeting in Cairo with tribal leaders from the eastern city of Benghazi on Thursday, President Abdel …
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The eastern Libyan-based parliament passed a motion authorizing neighboring Egypt to directly intervene militarily in the country’s war if necessary to counter Turkey’s support for the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA). The corps in Tobruk supports renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, who fought a 14-month, ultimately unsuccessful campaign to …
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Turkey has dismissed prospects for a ceasefire in Libya saying that an agreement incorporating the existing front lines of the conflict would not benefit the internationally recognized National Accord Government (GNA). Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the coastal city of Sirte and al-Jufra air base must be turned over to …
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Turkey will respond if the European Union imposes further sanctions on Ankara, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday after meeting with the EU’s top diplomat. France’s foreign minister said last week that EU ministers would debate Turkey on July 13 and said further sanctions against Ankara could be considered, in …
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The UN-recognized Libyan government on Sunday condemned the nighttime air strikes on a recently recaptured air base in the west of the country, saying the attack was carried out by a “foreign air force.” Fighters loyal to the National Accord Government (GNA) seized al-Watiya air base, 140 km (90 miles) …
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