by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 14, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Libya’s National Salvation government of Khalifa Ghwell is mulling to form an alliance with the government of Abdullah al-Thani that is allied with the parliament. Such an alliance is aimed at confronting Libya’s U.N.-backed government of Fayez al-Sarraj....
by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 13, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- Libya’s Abdullah al-Thani-led authorities revealed that over a thousand U.S. soldiers have slipped into the country, taking up base in one of Tripoli’s suburbs. Al-Thani’s self-declared government in the eastern city Al Bayda issued a statement saying that data...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 16, 2015 | Middle East
Tripoli and Rabat, Reuters—Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government carried out airstrikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations-brokered peace talks resumed in Morocco....
by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 17, 2015 | Middle East
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s Interior Minister Omar Al-Zanki said on Monday that the decision by Libya’s internationally recognized parliament to reinstate him is binding on interim Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani, who sacked him in February for criticizing a...
by Khalid Mahmoud | Feb 19, 2015 | Interviews
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Egypt appearing to be gearing up for a military intervention in Libya, Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thani sat down with Asharq Al-Awsat in Cairo to discuss the deteriorating security situation in the volatile North African state. Egypt...
