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2021-02-06 14:28
Tehran welcomes new Libya interim government
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Saturday welcoming UN sponsored talks that produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday.
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2021-01-24 21:54
Iran’s ambassador submits credentials to Libyan Presidential Council chief
TEHRAN – Accredited Ambassador of Iran to Libya Mohammadreza Ra’ouf Sheybani on Saturday submitted his letter of credence to the head of the Libyan Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj.
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2020-11-07 09:34
HRW: Sudanese workers in UAE hired to fight in Libya’s civil war
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says hundreds of Sudanese men reportedly recruited by an Emirati security firm as guards in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been tricked into fighting in Libya for renegade military commander General Khalifa Haftar.
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2020-10-25 16:32
Iran welcomes ceasefire deal between Libya’s warring factions
TEHRAN - Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has welcomed a UN-brokered agreement reached between Libya’s two main warring factions.
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2020-08-30 23:53
By Mohammad Mazhari
West Asian states should unite against U.S.-Israel-Saudi-UAE axis: Turkish party leader
“Emiratis even ally with the devil for their own benefit,” says Turkish Patriotic Party chief
TEHRAN – Utku Reyhan, the secretary-general of the nationalist Patriotic Party in Turkey, is of the opinion that West Asian countries including Iran and Turkey can form an alliance to confront common threats posed by the U.S. and its allies in the region.
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2020/08/24
By Salman Parviz
Libyan rivals declare ceasefire
Prime Minister al-Sarraj calls for presidential, parliamentary elections next March
After nine years of political crisis, the two rival political factions in Libya announced an immediate ceasefire across the whole country on Friday and called for talks to demilitarize Sirte, an announcement that was welcomed by the United Nations Libyan envoy, Stephanie Williams, calling the development a sign of “courage,” adding that it will lead to the ultimate departure of foreign forces and mercenaries.
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2020-07-26 18:15
By Mohammad Mazhari
Persian Gulf states working hard to cause clash between Turkey and Egypt over Libya: Turkish analyst
The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul led to political conflict between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ankara blamed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman over the killing and stagnation in Saudi-Turkish relations.
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2020-07-25 14:29
By Salman Parviz
Egypt, Turkey on clash course over Libya
Imminent battle over the key city of Sirte; Ankara, Moscow seek lasting cease-fire
TEHRAN- In a sign of hope for peace and stability in Libya, early July Turkey announced its banks and companies’ plans for an assessment trip within two weeks to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure.
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2020-07-25 13:44
By Javad Heirannia
Identity plays central role in Persian Gulf states’ foreign policy: expert
TEHRAN - Polina Aniftou, a Ph.D. candidate of Iranian foreign policy, says the identity is the label affixed to this territory and has played a central role both in attempting to understand Persian Gulf states’ foreign policy and in the useful planning for national and international policies.
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2020-07-24 18:14
By Afshin Majlesi
Trump’s Muslim ban: For the sake of safer America or anti-Muslim bigots
House Democrats on Wednesday voted to pass a legislation that would revoke the U.S. President Donald Trump administration’s controversial order banning entry to immigrants from mostly Muslim-majority countries.
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2020-07-21 15:54
By Mohammad Mazhari
American Caesar act cannot affect the Syrian economy: Syrian politician
TEHRAN - A member of the National Reconciliation Committee in Syria stresses that the American Caesar act cannot paralyze the Syrian economy, and Damascus's collaboration with its neighboring countries will continue.
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2020-07-08 15:26
By Mohammad Mazhari
U.S. has admitted military and political failures in Syria: Russian academic
TEHRAN - An associate professor in the Department of Comparative Politics at RUDN University believes that the United States has admitted its military and political failure in Syria.
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2020-07-04 10:44
By Salman Parviz
Post-war reconstruction plans for Libya?
After heavy losses in early June Haftar ready to stop fighting
An assessment trip is planned within two weeks by Turkish banks and companies on how to rebuild post-war Libya and secure its energy infrastructure. People familiar with the plan informed Reuters. Turkish state lenders plan to help set up Libya's banking system and assist in organizing payment channels through Turkey for key Libyan imports.
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2020-06-22 18:31
Iran views Trump as a ‘culprit’ not a president to negotiate with: advisor
TEHRAN - Hossein Dehghan, a military advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Iran considers U.S. President Donald Trump as a “culprit” and not a president to negotiate with.
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2020-06-08 17:30
Safeguarding peace in Libya will serve Muslim world’s interests: ex-diplomat
TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a former Iranian diplomat, says safeguarding peace and stability in Libya would serve the interests of the Muslim world and the region.
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2020-05-18 17:48
By Salman Parviz
Prospects of normalization grim in Libya
Common understanding among foreign actors needed
TEHRAN_ Analysts say that Libya is one of the most important crisis to watch for in 2020 because of the involvement of Russia and Turkey. More importantly, the plight of the Libyans after almost 10 years of civil war cannot be ignored.
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2020-05-13 12:22
Libyans stuck in a bloody civil war since 2011! Who is guilty?
It is approximately a decade that people in Libya have been deeply suffering from occupation, civil war, terrorism, massacre, explosions, insecurity and instability, causing the African nation to come to the conclusion that those who ousted dictator Moammar Khadafy knew well that it was easier for them to blow up a nation than create a stable peace.
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2020-02-29 09:01
By Salman Parviz
UN urge warring Libyan factions to negotiate
Libya’s oil blockade loss surpasses $2b
The UN’s Libya mission and world powers on Tuesday urged the country’s warring parties to engage in peace efforts, as doubts hung over talks set to start the next day in Geneva.
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2020-01-27 11:23
* By Mohammad Ghaderi
The U.S. thirst for oil
The Americans, including Trump, claim that they are standing next to the nations and defend human rights and the freedom of nations.
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2020-01-24 11:28
By Salman Parviz
Quest for peace in Libya
Summits fail to bring the warring factions to a settlement
The world witnessed the overthrow and killing of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, eight years after the colonel had eliminated his country’s weapons of mass destruction program, including a decades-old nuclear weapons program.
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2020-01-22 11:05
By Fatemeh Salehi
Berlin conference on Libya, a breakthrough or the rivals’ saber-rattling
TEHRAN - The Berlin conference was held on Sunday to find a solution to put an end to the crisis in Libya. The meeting, which was attended by representatives of 12 countries, ended without achieving any practical breakthrough out of the crisis.
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2019-12-18 11:04
By Ramin Hossein Abadian
Costs by inexperienced crown prince for Saudi Arabia
As the influence of Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman on Saudi Arabia’s decision-making bodies has been increasing, the country has taken an aggressive foreign policy approach.
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2019-04-27 11:03
By Alireza Hashemi
Western MSM aiding U.S. efforts to legitimize U.S.-Libyan warlord Haftar
TEHRAN - The world was taken by surprise this Friday after news broke out that U.S. President Donald Trump had held a phone call with the Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Hafter four days earlier.
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2019-04-21 14:58
By Giancarlo Elia Valori
Khalifa Haftar’s military advance
Khalifa Haftar’s military advance-started in Jufra on April 4 last – passed from the South, namely Fezzan, and partly from Central Libya, starting from the Westernmost point of the area of influence already gained by Haftar in the last military advances.
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2019-04-06 13:27
Libya: Haftar's 'ultimate goal' and the fear of a full-blown war
Forces loyal to Libya's renegade General Khalifa Haftar are marching in the capital, Tripoli, igniting fears of renewed war in the chaos-wracked country.
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2018-12-27 10:09
Tehran condemns Libya terror attack
TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denounced Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Libya, saying the people of Libya can overcome the residue of terrorism through unity and national will.
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2018-12-25 14:10
Russia supports political role for Qaddafi's wanted son in Libya
Russia said it supports a political role for the son of deposed Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, who’s bidding to take over the leadership of the oil-rich North African state.
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2018-11-17 23:30
Afghanistan among most dangerous places
TEHRAN - Afghanistan, Libya and Somalia are the most dangerous places on earth, according to a new map designed for travelers that alerts them to risks abroad.
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2018-01-02 03:43
By Soumaya Ghannoushi
The UAE is determined to punish Tunisians for the sin of democracy
The UAE has become a danger to itself and to the entire Arab region due to abhorrent policies pursued by its rulers
The recent move by the UAE to ban all Tunisian women, without exception, from travelling on Emirates Airlines was only the latest in a consistent policy the country has single-mindedly pursued towards Tunisia since the successful overthrow of the Ben Ali regime in January 2011.Needless to say, this absurd decision is a huge insult to Tunisian women and a violation of the dignity of the Tunisian people as a whole.
