Tag: Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
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Protests continue in Tripoli: Maltese Embassy is still functional
Libyan protests in Tripoli have continued for the third consecutive night with protesters marching to Martyr’s Square and in other locations in front of official government buildings demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and his government. At least one protester has been reportedly killed in the protests. The governing council of Misrata…
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Protests continue in Tripoli for the second night
Protests against the Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh have continued in the Libyan capital, Tripoli for the second night. Protests against the government and armed-factions started on Wednesday night following clashes between pro-government armed factions and the Rada armed-faction. Up to 38 Maltese nationals have been evacuated from Tripoli and multiple governments are advising…
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Chaos and fighting continues in Tripoli: civilians come out in protest
Yesterday night, Libyan citizens of Tripoli were out in the streets protesting against the the Government of National Unity and chanting the historic revolutionary chant: Al-shab yurid isqat an-nizam (the people want to remove the regime). Some civilians were shot in the protests. Civilians demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and…
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No official statement by the Libyan government following clashes in Tripoli
There has been no official government announcement in Libya following overnight clashes in the city’s capital. Clashes began after the head of the Stability Support Apparatus, Abdel Ghani al-Kikli know as “Ghnewa,” was murdered during the night. The Stability Support Apparatus, established in 2021, by the Tripoli government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, aimed…
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Cuts proposed to the US Bureau of African Affairs as the USS Mount Whitney tours Libya’s ports
The Financial Times is reporting that it has seen a draft US government document proposing significant cuts to the State Department’s activities in Africa, including the closure of US embassies on the continent and the dismantling of the Bureau of African Affairs. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the document “a hoax”. The Maltese…
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Breaking: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh is losing the backing of UK and the USA, but Turkey still stands behind him
Senior diplomatic sources who spoke to The Maltese Herald claimed that there is an ongoing dispute between the Western governments of the United Kingdom and the United States of America and the Prime Minister of Libya’s Government of National Unity in Tripoli, but they refused to disclose details about the disagreement. However, they also claimed…
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Libyan Prime Minister Russian weapons transfers to Libya unacceptable: Grand Mufti calls for armed rebellion against Russian presence
Late last week, the Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeiba called the Russian weapons transfers from Syria to Libya as unacceptable and warned against Libya becoming a battleground of foreign powers. In a press conference he stated: “We have concerns about moving international conflicts to Libya, and that it will become a battlefield between countries.…
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Turkish forces in Libya to get legal immunity: more Turkish forces to arrive in the coming months
A Memorandum of Agreement between Turkey and Libya is set to go in effect as it was presenetd to the Turksh parliament last week. Signed in March this year, the MOU grants wide legal immunity to Turkish troops in Libya. It also provide leeway for Turkey to open its banks and post office in Libya.…
