WASHINGTON— The US military has accused Russia of sending fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries there. There was no immediate response from the Russian Defence Ministry to the US Africa command (Africom) allegation. Earlier this month a leaked UN report spoke of hundreds of mercenaries fromRead More →
Moscow- Moscow and Rome have announced the importance of contacts with all important political forces in Libya for a ceasefire and the establishment of a comprehensive political process. This came during a phone call, Monday, between the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister “Mikhail Bogdanov” and the Italian ambassador in Moscow, “PascaliRead More →
Tripoli- Italian Foreign Minister Luigi de Mayo stressed that geographical and historical factors push Italy to consider the Mediterranean and Africa as the first reference areas for Italian foreign policy, explaining that in recent years his country has chosen to invest strategically in the continent. “Mayo” said in a videoRead More →
Tunis- Tunisian Foreign Minister Noureddine El-Ray discussed yesterday, with his Maltese counterpart, Evarist Bartolo, the developments of the Libyan file. The Tunisian Foreign Ministry stated in a post on its Facebook page, that the communication dealt with developments in the Libyan crisis, along with a number of regional and internationalRead More →
Washington- US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron stressed on Wednesday the need to stop escalation in Libya as soon as possible. The White House said in a statement that President Trump discussed in a telephone conversation with “Macron” the increasing tensions in Libya, and the two presidentsRead More →
Russian Foreign Ministry: The Russian and Turkish foreign ministers are discussing the situation in Libya by phone. Moscow- The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed on the phone with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlod Oglu, the developments of the situation in Libya. A Russian Foreign Ministry statementRead More →
Tripoli- The American Embassy in Libya announced Friday that it shared the concern of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya about recent field developments. The embassy also renewed, in a post on its official Facebook page, that there is absolutely no place for attacks targeting civilians, such as robberiesRead More →
Rome- The Italian Cabinet approved the mission decree that included the European Union’s “IRINI” mission to implement the United Nations embargo and block the entry of weapons into Libya, according to the Italian agency “Nova”. Italian Foreign Minister “Luigi de Mayo” and his American counterpart “Mike Pompeo” discussed during theRead More →
Cairo- The President of the Arab Parliament, Meshaal Bin Fahim Al-Salami, called on all international organizations to intervene in an immediate cease-fire in Libya. The President of the Arab Parliament sent letters, Friday, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and the President of the UN Security Council, requesting theRead More →
MR BROWN: Thank you. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to this on-the-record briefing with our Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy, who has one of the very best names in the State Department. Just yesterday, Secretary Pompeo announced another 162 million in foreign assistance to benefit theRead More →