In light of the anti-government demonstrations by Libyans that started on Sunday across a number of cities including in Tripoli, and the shooting on them by ‘‘government-recognized’’ forces, and the vow by the Interior Ministry to investigate those who opened fire on them, UNSMIL held a meeting with activists yesterday.
The Chairman of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla stressed that the ongoing conflict on oil facilities is an international political conflict rather than an internal Libyan dispute over the distribution of revenues.
The spokesman of the Libyan Army’s Sirte-Jufra Operations Room Abdelhadi Drah said Khalifa Haftar’s forces had violated the ceasefire Thursday morning by firing over 12 Grad rockets at their positions.
U.S. Ambassador Richard Norland spoke with Libyan political figures and officials on Sunday and Monday to assess progress in operationalizing the statements issued on Friday regarding a ceasefire and resumption of oil production in Libya, the U.S Embassy Tripoli reported.
Faiez Serraj, the internationally recognized Libyan Prime Minister based in Tripoli, made a big 33-minute speech last night in reaction to Sunday and Monday’s demonstrations in various Libyan cities, including Tripoli.
Chairman of the Presidential Council (PC) Fayez Al-Sarraj, announced late Monday, his intention to undertake a ministerial reshuffling “away from consent and quotas,” indicating that he may have to declare a state of emergency and form a government of crisis.
Investigations have discovered at least 40 new cases of extremism within the German police. Officials have initiated disciplinary proceedings against extremists active in police forces throughout Germany.
Turkey has threatened to invade the Greek islands in the Aegean since at least 2018. A recent Egyptian-Greek maritime deal appears to have escalated Turkey’s regional aggression.
“Erdogan’s Turkey has been normalizing its relations with Israel since the establishment of Israel.” — Rawaf al-Soain, Saudi writer, Twitter, August 14, 2020.
Experts see the PM’s move as preempting a possible coup by interior minister.
Fayez al-Sarraj, the prime minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) moved late Friday to remove Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha amid rumours of an impending coup attempt eyed by Bashagha under the cover of fighting corruption and curbing violence against protesters.