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Jun
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Progress in talks on mercenaries in Libya

Progress in talks on mercenaries in Libya

NEWS
LIBYAN Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush said there was progress on the issues of foreign mercenaries in the country and that "hopefully within coming days" they would be withdrawn on both sides of the conflict, after an international meeting in Berlin. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, speaking at the same news conference, said he believed there was an understanding between Turkey and Russia that any withdrawal would be step-by-step to maintain balance and would not happen overnight.
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Jun
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Talks to remove foreign fighters from Libya

Talks to remove foreign fighters from Libya

NEWS
THE United States is in talks with some of the key actors in Libya over the withdrawal of foreign forces ahead of elections planned for December, Washington's top Libya envoy has revealed. Special Envoy for Libya Richard Norland told reporters that part of the importance of Libya's elections was so a fully empowered, credible and legitimate government could push foreign actors to pull out their troops. "That will be a very important development and ... very impactful, but we're not suggesting that we have to wait until next year to try to make some progress," Norland said ahead of U.S.…
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Jun
10
2021
By The African Mirror
Egyptian firms plot return to Libya

Egyptian firms plot return to Libya

BUSINESS
AHMED ISMAIL  EGYPTIAN firms are eyeing a revival of business in Libya where a new government is starting work to rebuild the nation on Egypt's doorstep that was shattered by a decade of fighting and chaos. Before 2011, when Libya slid into conflict, the oil-producing nation was a lucrative market for Egyptian exporters, contracting companies and workers. It was particularly attractive for businesses involved in food and construction. With a new U.N.-backed unity government in place, Egyptian firms are looking at reconstruction opportunities to make a return, although executives say security and logistical issues, alongside a fragile economy, still present…
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May
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

Libyans hope unity rule will end their isolation

NEWS
AHMED ELUMANI IN Libya's Bani Walid, flags of ousted autocrat Muammar Gaddafi still fly in some places and streets are ragged with neglect, but its residents have new hope for their town and country. During a recent visit by Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, head of a new unity government, people waved olive branches as his armoured motorcade passed through the town, which has long been isolated by political disputes. Children raised two fingers in a 'v' for victory and peace. Dbeibeh was appointed in March, sworn in by Libya's divided parliament after his selection via a U.N. talks process, a…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya denies hotel attack

Libya denies hotel attack

NEWS
A senior official at Libya's new Presidency Council denied yesterday that groups who entered a hotel where the body meets had been armed or used force, playing down an incident that had appeared to illustrate the risks facing the unity government. Earlier, the Council's spokeswoman had said armed groups had stormed the Corinthia Hotel on Friday, though she also said nobody from the body had been in the building at the time. "There was no kidnapping, gunfire, or an attack on me or the hotel," the head of the Presidency Council's office, Mohamed al-Mabrouk said in a social media video,…
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May
09
2021
By The African Mirror
Egypt, Turkey overhaul ties with Libya

Egypt, Turkey overhaul ties with Libya

NEWS
EGYPT and Turkey yesterday held talks on the conflict in Libya, where they back competing factions, on Syria and the security situation in the eastern Mediterranean, in a push to rebuild their fractured relations. The discussions, held over two days and led by deputy foreign ministers, were the first high-level public talks for years between the two powers, who fell out over issues including opposing positions on political Islam and maritime borders. Turkey has been striving to mend fences with several U.S.-allied Arab states including Egypt. Egypt has so far responded cautiously to Turkish overtures. "The discussions were frank and…
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Apr
11
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya launches COVID-19 vaccination drive after delays

Libya launches COVID-19 vaccination drive after delays

COVID-19
LIBYA’S new unity government launched a long-delayed COVID-19 vaccination programme yesterday after receiving some 160,000 vaccine doses over the past week, with the prime minister receiving his jab on live television. While Libya is richer than its neighbours due to oil exports, the country's healthcare system has been strained by years of political turmoil and violence, and it has struggled to cope during the pandemic. Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh called it a "blessed day" in the fight against COVID-19 after receiving his shot, without saying which vaccine he had been given. At least 100,000 of the doses that arrived this week…
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Apr
05
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya PM hails “first drop of rain”

Libya PM hails “first drop of rain”

COVID-19
MORE than 100,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Tripoli's Mitiga airport yesterday, Libya's ministry of health said, the first shipment to reach the country. Around 1,000 new infections are announced daily by the National Centre for Disease Control, posing a challenge to a health sector ravaged by years of conflict. "It is the first drop of rain. Thank God, we are able to supply the first batch of corona vaccine," interim Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh said in a tweet. "The rest of the shipment will arrive in succession," he added, without giving details of how many…
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Mar
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi

Libya to investigate discovery of bodies in Benghazi

NEWS
THE prime minister of Libya's new unity government has instructed the attorney general to open an investigation into the discovery of bodies in Benghazi. Local media said more than a dozen bodies of people shot dead were found on Thursday in the eastern city that is the stronghold of Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA), whose assault on the capital Tripoli was repulsed last year. Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, who was selected through a United Nations-led process and took office this week, tweeted that such events cannot be tolerated or covered up. "I gave direct instructions to the Interior Minister…
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Mar
17
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya’s unity govt takes office

Libya’s unity govt takes office

NEWS
LIBYA’S new unity government took office yesterday from two warring administrations that had ruled eastern and western regions, completing a smooth transition of power after a decade of violent chaos. Fayez al-Serraj, the presidency council head and prime minister in the outgoing Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, embraced his successor as premier Abdulhamid Dbeibeh as he gave up his powers. "I am here today consolidating the principles of democracy," he said at a brief ceremony. Dbeibeh's government, which emerged from talks involving the United Nations, was approved last week by the country's long-divided parliament. It is mandated to…
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