Abdul Hamid Dbeibah

The Arab states and the United States welcomed recent developments in war-torn Libya, especially the vote of confidence that the country's newly elected Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh received on Wednesday. In a statement, Qatar's Foreign Ministry welcomed the confidence of the national unity government led by Dbeibeh and promised to support the new government "to achieve the ambitions of the fraternal Libyan people for development, stability and prosperity." The oil-rich Gulf country expressed…

The new Libyan interim government under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has gained confidence and confirms the newly appointed government to lead the war-torn country through elections at the end of the year. The government of the Prime Minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah replaces two rival administrations that have ruled the North African country for several years. More than 130 members of the House of Representatives took part in two days of deliberations in the coastal town of Sirte. The…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday said the Turkish-Libyan shipping agreement in the eastern Mediterranean was in the country's interest, as he called on all mercenaries to leave the country. The statement came in response to a question about the agreement at a parliamentary meeting in Sirte for a vote of confidence in the new interim government led by Dbeibah. "The Libyan-Turkish agreement in the eastern Mediterranean is in the interest of the Libyan state," Dbeibah said, adding:…

Crowds of Libyan parliamentarians from both sides of the divided country arrived in the coastal city of Sirte, as Libya's divided parliament is scheduled to meet for a vote of confidence in the new caretaker government under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Monday. The Riksdag has been divided - like most state institutions - since shortly after it was elected in 2014, when Libya broke between warring factions in the east and west. It is meeting this week to discuss confidence in a government…

Libya's caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Thursday presented his proposal to the new government for parliamentary approval in an attempt to unite the country's divided institutions, the prime minister's office said. "In accordance with the Roadmap to the Political Agreement ... (Dbeibah), the Speaker submitted to Parliament the Parliament's proposals for portfolio," the Office said in a statement. The names of Dbeibah's proposed government were not made public, but the House of…

Libya's Tripoli - based parliament on Wednesday stated that the province where confidence in the newly elected government of national unity (GNU) under Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah will be kept must get rid of mercenaries and foreign forces. Parliament's statement comes after the UN mandate in Libya proposed that the vote be held in the coastal province of Sirte. Similarly, Aquila Saleh, Speaker of the Tobruk-based parliament, last week called on the Assembly to meet in Sirte on March 8 to vote…

Libya's newly elected interim government on Tuesday called on UN experts to publish a report accusing them of buying votes during world - led peace talks. A UN panel had in a confidential report, seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday, stated that at least three participants were offered bribes of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The administration of the caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday issued a statement demanding that UN experts "publish their report on allegations of…

At least three participants were bribed to vote for the newly elected caretaker Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah at UN-led peace talks in Libya, experts from the world body found in a report to the Security Council, seen by Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Sunday. Dbeibah was selected earlier this month during Libya's Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), which began in Tunisia in November, the UN's latest attempt to save the country from a decade of conflict and fragmentation. In a report to be submitted to…

The Libyan interim government presented a new vision for the war-torn country when the appointed prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, on Thursday proposed a structure in line with the UN roadmap. Dbeibah was selected earlier this month in a UN-sponsored dialogue between Libya, the latest internationally supported attempt to save the country from a decade of conflict and fragmented political fiefdoms. But it was unclear how far progress has been made towards appointing a cabinet. "Today we have…

Libya's new caretaker government will pay special attention to bilateral relations with Turkey during the new term, the country's caretaker prime minister said in a statement on Thursday. "Our ties with Turkey will be different. It is our economic partner and we support this partnership," Abdul Hamid Dbeibah told a news conference in the capital Tripoli. He also emphasized Libya's commitment to the maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya in November 2019. Dbeibah previously said that Libya would…