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“360° Cooperation with Libya.” But Which Libya?

by Manlio Dinucci

Rome (Italy) | 7 February 2023

Italy, like all member states of the European Union, needs oil, of which Libya has plenty. So, Giorgia Meloni headed over there. The problem is that there are two rival governments. She chose to negotiate with the one that was imposed by NATO and is recognized by the United Nations, and run by (...)

"The Art of War"

Narrative and reality of the Libyan crisis

by Manlio Dinucci

Rome (Italy) | 11 January 2022

The most remarkable thing about the NATO-led operation in Libya is the difference between what the West and the Libyans perceived. For the former, it was the liberation of a People crushed by a dictatorship, while for the latter, it was a foreign invasion that destroyed everything in its path (...)

Seif al-Islam Kadhafi reinstated as presidential candidate

3 December 2021

The court of appeal in the Libyan city of Sebha – capital of the Fezzan region, located 650 kilometers south of Tripoli – annulled the decision of the national electoral commission to turn down Saif al-Islam Gadhafi’s application to run in the presidential election starting on 24 December (...)

Saif el-Islam Gaddafi’s candidacy turned down

25 November 2021

The Libyan Electoral Commission rejected the candidacy of Saif el-Islam Gaddafi.
When he was with his father, the Leader of the Revolution Mouamar Gadhafi, he had acquired a reputation as a moderate by concluding an agreement with the Libyan jihadists affiliated to Al-Qaeda, whereby they (...)

Saif el-Islam Gaddafi and Khalifa Haftar, candidates for Libyan presidential election

17 November 2021

On the day following the international conference on Libya, hosted by France, Saif el-Islam Gaddafi held his first press conference since his father’s assassination. He proudly announced his candidacy for the presidential election scheduled for 24 December 2021.
Following in his tracks, (...)

Declaration of the Paris International Conference for Libya

12 November 2021

On 12 November 2021, the President of the French Republic, the Federal Chancellor of Germany, the President of the Italian Council of Ministers, the President of the interim Presidency Council of Libya, the Prime Minister of the interim Government of National Unity of Libya, and the (...)

Marshall Haftar poised to recognize Israel

8 November 2021

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army and de facto governor of Cyrenaica (northeast of the country), has instructed his son Saddam to negotiate with Israel.
Accompanied by a group of French lobbyists, Saddam landed at Ben Gurion Airport (Lod, Israel) on 1 (...)

Conclusions of the Second Berlin Conference on Libya

Berlin (Germany) | 23 June 2021

1. Today, at the invitation of German Foreign Minister Maas and United Nations Secretary-General Guterres, High Representatives of the Governments of Algeria, China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (AU Chair), Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Libya, the Netherlands, Russia, Switzerland, (...)

War in Libya

22 February 2021

According to a confidential report from the United Nations Secretariat, Marshal Haftar (Cyrenaica) hired Erik Prince (founder of Blackwater and brother of the Education Secretary in the Trump administration) to assassinate leaders of the government of Tripolitania (Muslim Brotherhood).
The (...)

Iran openly backs NATO in Lybia

17 June 2020

On 16 June 2020, the Iranian government announced that it is militarily supporting President al-Sarraj of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya.
We remind our readers that President al-Sarraj was put in power by the Anglo-Saxons and subsequently recognized by the United Nations who saw it as a (...)

Egyptian Peace Initiative for Libya

Cairo (Egypt) | 6 June 2020

Highlights of the proposed initiative Objectives
1. The initiative affirms the unity, territorial integrity and independence of Libya, and respect for all international efforts and initiatives and the relevant Security Council resolutions. It calls for compliance with a ceasefire to begin (...)

Russian Comment on the UN Security Council Resolution endorsing the results of the Berlin Conference on Libya

Moscow (Russia) | 13 February 2020

On February 12, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2510 endorsing the results of the Berlin Conference on Libya. The Russian delegation abstained from voting because the document’s British authors declined to take into consideration certain aspects that Moscow views as principled. (...)

Sergey Lavrov’s on the outcome of the Berlin Conference on Libya

by Sergey Lavrov

Berlin (Germany) | 19 January 2020

The Berlin Conference on Libya, which lasted about five hours, is over. It took rather long, about four months, to prepare it. It was preceded by five rounds of consultations at the level of senior officials. This resulted in the preparation of a detailed document that contains recommendations (...)

The Berlin Conference on Libya - Conference conclusions

Berlin (Germany) | 19 January 2020

1. Today’s Berlin Conference on Libya, at the invitation of German Chancellor Merkel, has gathered the Governments of Algeria, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of the Congo, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America and (...)

Preparing for a new war

by Thierry Meyssan

Damascus (Syria) | 7 January 2020

The arrival of new weapons and fighters in Libya heralds a new war against the population. In reality, the situation has never calmed down since the attack by NATO in accordance with the Rumsfelf/Cebrowski strategy of endless war. By taking a further step, the protagonists will not solve (...)

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