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The US Embassy in Libya has indicated that Ambassador Peter William Bodde resumed his duties as the embassy’s acting director in Tunisia. On its official website, on Friday, the embassy said that the United States, under the leadership of Ambassador Peter, will continue its close partnership with Libyan and international …

Fayez Al-Sarraj, the president of the presidential council of the Government of National Accord, will attend an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul to discuss the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. According to the media office of the President, Turkish President …

On Sunday the ambassadors of the United States and a number of EU countries issued a statement reaffirming their support for the Libyan parties to work quickly and effectively to amend the political agreement; adding that it as the only viable framework to end the political crisis and hold elections …

The political adviser to the president of the presidential council, Taher Al-Sanni, denied allegations published by the Guardian stating that Fayez Al-Sarraj requested a military guarantee from the United States to protect his government in Tripoli. On Wednesday, Al-Sanni tweeted that the newspaper’s report was “baseless”, stressing that the meeting …

The President of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj said that Libya demanded the management of its assets frozen abroad, and did not ask for them to be unfrozen. He added that the frozen assets suffered losses and that they are seeking to stop these losses. During his meeting with US …

The commander of the Presidential Guard Major General Najmi Al-Nekou discussed with the security officials at the Pentagon cooperation in the field of training, equipping, and arming. According to the Media Office of the Presidential Council, the American side expressed its support for the proposals to train the presidential guard …

During a meeting with the President of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj in Washington, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed his regret over the economic “suffering” of Libyans. According to the official page of the GNA Mnuchin stressed the need for reforms of the banking and financial systems in Libya. …

The President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, arrived in the United States on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries with US officials. His visit is the first since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States. Al-Sarraj began his visit with meeting US Defense Secretary, …

The White House announced that US President Donald Trump will meet President of the Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj on Friday. The White House press secretary released a statement on Wednesday stating that the meeting would discuss efforts for political reconciliation led by the United Nations within the framework of the …

On Tuesday, the United States Forces in Africa (AFRICOM) announced that it has used air strikes from the 17th to the 19th of this month to target ISIS near Fuqaha South of Sokna. They indicated that the operation was conducted in coordination with the Government of National Accord.   #Libya #News …

On Friday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said that the situation in Libya was the focus of discussion in the meeting between Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry said on its official Facebook page that Sullivan had made a presentation …

On Saturday US media reported that the US military targeted an ISIS hideout in Libya using air strikes on Friday for the first time since its last raid in September. A US Defense Department official said that a drone strike in the central Libyan desert killed a number of ISIS …

The head of the National Oil Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, announced on Wednesday the opening of a procurement office in Houston, Texas to support the organization’s efforts to restore production capacity. He added that the office will place the corporation at the heart of the oil industry in America. In turn, …

House of Representatives member Abu Bakr Baira said that the situation in Derna is “complex”;  describing it as a “center of terrorist groups”. In a press statement released on Tuesday, Baira said that he blames all the people of Derna because they left the city “subject to terrorist groups” despite …

On Thursday, the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) stated that its’ Governor, Sadiq Al-Kabir, discussed conditions in the banking and financial sector in Libya with the US Deputy Assistant of the State Department. The bank released a statement on its official website saying that the meeting discussed ways to develop …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, the US airstrike campaign called Operation Odyssey Lightning launched nine air strikes on ISIS targets in Sirte raising the total number of airstrikes since the beginning of the campaign to 270. On Friday, US military jets launched 10 airstrikes in addition to 41 …