In elections broadcast live, the High State Council (HSC) elected Mohamed Takala as its new head today. Incumbent HSC head Khaled Al-Mishri lost by 62 votes to 67 in the second round of voting out of a total vote of 131. Takala had gone through in the first round of votes by 39 votes to Mishri’s 49 votes. Takala’s election was seen as a surprise result and is interpreted more as a rejection of Mishri rather than an election of Takala. The HSC had split over the last few years, and it is hoped Takala would reunite the HSC.

NIAMEY: Pressure on the leaders of a coup in Niger mounted Sunday with the approach of the West African bloc’s deadline for the military to relinquish control or face possible armed intervention. Niger’s military leaders have said they will meet force with force. Algeria, itself an economic and military power on the continent which shares a long land border with Niger, has warned against a military solution. “What is the situation today in countries that have experienced military intervention?,” he said, pointing to Libya and Syria. Senior Nigerian politicians have urged President Bola Tinubu to reconsider the threatened military intervention.

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Frankly Speaking: What will it take to normalize ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel? The Arab Peace Initiative, proposed by Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah in 2002, was endorsed by the Arab League the same year at the Beirut Summit. According to Friedman, any US-brokered deal that seeks to normalize relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel would require Washington to give Riyadh certain security guarantees as well. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy Summit in Washington. We can get normalization for free.”The prospect of normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel has stirred both anticipation and skepticism in recent weeks.

Libyan Prime Minister Dbeibeh and Giorgia MeloniRome – Tripoli, the flight reopens the new commercial route after 10 yearsTake off at 13:30 from the airport Fiumicino, with destination Tripoli, sanctioned one historic recovery for Italy on the front of “good neighborly relations” from a commercial point of view. “Today an Ita Rome-Tripoli flight reopened the Libyan skies route after ten years of interruption. The flight, with the premier of the government of national unity (GUN), Abdulhamid Dbeibeh on board, is the prelude to thestarting a new trade route starting next autumn” announces the note released by Palazzo Chigi. On the new goal, he also expressed himself Libyan Prime Minister: “The resumption of flights between Libya and Italy is a step that paves the way for the opening of the airspace with other countries. We will work to open a air link between Rome and Benghazi”Dbeibeh noted.

Today at 07:07 amTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's High State Council consultative body voted on Sunday to replace Khaled al-Meshri as leader with Mohammed Takala, adding new questions over the country's political standoff. Takala received 67 votes to Meshri's 62 in a televised run-off in the chamber, with two abstentions. Meshri then congratulated Takala on his win. (Reporting by Reuters Libya newsroom, writing by Angus McDowall; editing by John Stonestreet)

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), held talks on Saturday with UN Special Envoy Abdoulaye Bathily at the LNA’s main headquarters in Benghazi. “We reviewed recent developments and highlighted the urgency of finalizing the electoral laws and agreeing on the political conditions to lead the country to inclusive and peaceful elections,” Bathily said via Twitter.

ALBAWABA - According to AFP, at least 24 people have reportedly been killed in a road crash near Demnat province in Morocco. One of Morocco's worst-ever road accidents left 24 ...

A friend showed Pato, a migrant from Cameroon, a picture from the internet of two bodies huddled together on the desert sand. The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life forever. They were sent back into the searing heat of the Libyan desert and later re-entered Tunisia by night without even realising they had done so. Pato, Fati and Marie hadn’t had water for 24 hours when they came across a woman and asked for some. “They threatened us with guns.”– The weight of grief –In the desert, Pato found he had reached his limit.

DOHA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th August, 2023) Libyan Presidential Council chairman Mohamed Menfi has pledged not to recognize the rule formed by Niger's military to govern the country after ousting President Mohamed Bazoum, the Libyan news Agency reported Saturday, citing the statement of the council. On July 26, Niger's presidential guard ousted and detained Bazoum. The guard's commander, Gen. Abdourahmane Tchiani, proclaimed himself interim leader and the president of the caretaker National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland. ECOWAS condemned the coup, suspended financial aid to the country, and gave Niger's coup leaders one week to reinstate detained president, or the community would use "all measures," including military, to restore order in the African nation. Several countries across the world have also suspended aid to Niger and evacuated its citizens.

Mohamed Hwej, the Minister of Economy and Trade in the Tripoli-based Libyan government approved on Wednesday the investment and commercial register of the Joint (Venture) Libyan-Spanish Company for Aircraft Maintenance and Air Cargo services. 266 of 2023 regarding the implementation of the “ADVCO” station project for aircraft maintenance and air freight at Misrata International Airport by the Joint Libyan-Spanish Company. Libya’s Afriqiyah Airways Company holds a 51 percent and Spain’s “AD Air Business Group S.L.” holds 49 percent in the of the Joint company’s shares’’. Largest maintenance centre in North AfricaHe pointed out that the Misrata airport maintenance centre will be the largest maintenance centre in North Africa and will provide opportunities for no less than 2,000 jobs and training and qualification programmes for national cadres in cooperation with leading international companies in the field. Multiple flights planned to EU destinationsThe maintenance centre will have great importance in the permanent continuation of the operation of Afriqiyah Airways aircraft.

The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger pose for a group photo during their extraordinary meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, to discuss the situation in Niger.

LAHORE: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan, Sirajul Haq has said that the former prime minister has right to appeal in Toshakhana case, calling for transparent and across the board accountability of all those individuals who had taken home the precious presents from foreign dignitaries, causing billions of rupees loss to the national kitty. The launching ceremony of JI Vice-Ameer Dr Farid Ahmed Paracha’s book “meray rahnuma meray hamnawa” was also addressed by veteran politician Javed Hashmir, JI Vice-Amaar Liaqat Baloch, Secretary General Ameerul Azim and others. To a question, Sirajul Haq replied that first the PTI and later the PDM and the PPP governments were imposed through political engineering, fearing the same would happen in the future. The JI chief emphasized Pakistan’s unique status as both an ideological nation and the sole Islamic nuclear power, consistently challenging adversaries. Haq underscored that through the power of voting, Pakistan can reshape its destiny, fostering an Islamic and prosperous future.

ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TRIPOLI, Libya: Pato looks at the picture on his phone. The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato’s life forever. Pato, Fati and Marie hadn’t had water for 24 hours when they came across a woman and asked for some. “They threatened us with guns.” The weight of grief In the desert, Pato found he had reached his limit. I’d have preferred they found three bodies in the desert.” Pato no longer has family in Cameroon, where he comes from a conflict-ridden area in the south.

The three had become separated on a trek through the desert between Tunisia and Libya on a day in mid-July that changed Pato's life forever. They were sent back into the searing heat of the Libyan desert and later re-entered Tunisia by night without even realising they had done so. Libyan border guards assist migrants after Tunisian security forces abandoned them in the desert, according to the migrants and border guards / © AFP/FilePato, Fati and Marie hadn't had water for 24 hours when they came across a woman and asked for some. - The weight of grief -In the desert, Pato found he had reached his limit. - 'They are gone' -Theirs were among 24 bodies humanitarian sources say have been found in the Libyan desert since the beginning of July.