The Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Al-Sayala, asked his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, to support the Libyan candidate to head the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office. The Libyan request came during a meeting on the sidelines of the 18th session of the Ministerial …
Read More »Iran Vice President: We are ready to strengthen our relationship with Libya
On Friday, at the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Iran’s Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said on the sidelines of the during his meeting with Foreign Minister of the GNA Mohamed Siala, that Iran is ready to remove obstacles to the development of bilateral relations with …
Read More »Iran Waits for Decision from HoR Before Recognizing Libyan Government
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Iran said it would withhold its support of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) until the House of Representatives (HoR), Libya’s parliament based in Tobruk, votes to recognize the GNA. In an interview with Iranian Fars News Agency on Tuesday, Ambassador Hussein Akbari, Iran’s …
Read More »GNA Resume Fight Against ISIS
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Sunday, forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) launched an attack against ISIS fighters in Sirte, ending a two-week pause in fighting. The Libyan military’s media centre posted a statement on their Facebook page reporting that their fighters killed two ISIS …
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