TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Armed forces in the Libyan capital mobilised a massive security presence on Friday, apparently to prevent any further protests over the interim government's meeting with Israel last week. The arrests, and Friday's heavy security presence, underscore the increasingly precarious position of the GNU amid a concerted push by Libyan factions to replace it with a new administration. Anger against Dbeibah and the GNU flared late on Sunday when Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he had met Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush in Rome and they had discussed future cooperation. After protests in several cities and expressions of outrage from across Libya's political spectrum Dbeibah dismissed Mangoush. The GNU Youth Minister Fathallah al-Zuni said on Thursday he had declined to take the post.

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EventThe security situation will likely remain unstable nationwide through at least late September, primarily due to intermittent fighting and armed clashes between various rival militia groups across the country. Competing governmental institutions, as well as geopolitical rivalries, have profoundly complicated the security situation in Libya. Armed groups often disrupt planned power outages by attacking power distribution stations and forcing staff to change the scheduled power loading cycle between districts. If possible, limit exposure to official buildings that may be targeted by armed groups, such as security checkpoints and local government offices. Do not attempt to bypass security checkpoints; even an accidental breach of the security cordon near a checkpoint may prompt security forces to respond aggressively.

Cohen boasted after the meeting about “the great potential” for Tel Aviv and Tripoli to cooperate in various fields. Long live Libya, long live Palestine, and long live the Palestinian cause in all of our hearts,” Dbeibah said during the televised meeting. Expressing his regret that Mangoush had acted "independently,” the Libyan prime minister warned of “harsh measures” after the two foreign ministers’ secret meeting, without providing further details. “Unfortunately, there was an individual in the government who acted independently,” Dbeibah said in reference to the top Libyan diplomat. Haniyeh said the Palestinian people are proud of the official and popular positions of Libya on the normalization of relations with the occupying regime.

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One of Libya’s rival prime ministers rejected Thursday the prospect of normalizing relations with Israel days after news broke of a secret meeting between the countries' two foreign ministers. Last Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen publicly announced that he and Libya's foreign minister had held a private meeting in Rome the previous week, the first ever between top diplomats from both countries. The next day, Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and launched investigation into the meeting. “Long live Libya, long live Palestine, and long live the Palestinian cause in all of our hearts,” he remarked. Two senior Libyan government officials previously told The Associated Press that the prime minister did in fact know about the talks between his foreign minister and the Israeli chief diplomat.

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Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen wanted the meeting to be publicized straight away, but the Libyans asked for more time. People with knowledge of the talks told me that Libya wanted to delay the publication much longer than the Israeli Foreign Ministry. Why did the Israeli Foreign Ministry issue the statement in the first place? The officials added that Foreign Minister Mangoush briefed the prime minister directly after her return to Tripoli. On Aug. 28, Stephanie Hallett, the American chargé d’affaires in Israel, met with Foreign Minister Cohen and criticized Israel’s conduct.

Cairo, Aug 31 (AP) One of Libya's rival prime ministers rejected Thursday the prospect of normalising relations with Israel days after news broke of a secret meeting between the countries' two foreign ministers. Last Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen publicly announced that he and Libya's foreign minister had held a private meeting in Rome the previous week, the first ever between top diplomats from both countries. The next day, Libya's Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and launched investigation into the meeting. “Long live Libya, long live Palestine, and long live the Palestinian cause in all of our hearts,” he remarked. Two senior Libyan government officials previously told The Associated Press that the prime minister did in fact know about the talks between his foreign minister and the Israeli chief diplomat.

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CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers rejected Thursday the prospect of normalizing relations with Israel days after news broke of a secret meeting between the countries’ two foreign ministers. Last Sunday, the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen publicly announced that he and Libya’s foreign minister had held a private meeting in Rome the previous week, the first ever between top diplomats from both countries. The next day, Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush and launched investigation into the meeting. “Long live Libya, long live Palestine, and long live the Palestinian cause in all of our hearts,” he remarked. Two senior Libyan government officials previously told The Associated Press that the prime minister did in fact know about the talks between his foreign minister and the Israeli chief diplomat.

The CTD stressed that it is only assessing patterns in terror threats around the world so that Israelis can make informed travel plans, and not issuing formal travel advisories. The primary threats come from Iran, which the CTD called the main generator of global terrorism. Tehran continues its activities to promote harm to Israeli citizens and Jews around the world, it said. The report noted Iranian attempts to contact Israelis abroad in the guise of business or by impersonating others online. The CTD also stressed that Palestinian terror groups, most notably Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, have a high motivation to abduct Israeli nationals as bargaining chips.

Nicola Orlando, Italy’s Special Envoy to Libya, was denied approval to become the next EU ambassador to the country by Prime Minister Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Italian press revealed. Orlando was chosen by Brussels as successor to Jose Sabadell who ended today his three-year tenure as EU ambassador in Libya. However, Italian press, including news agency Nova and Il Foglio newspaper, reported yesterday that Dbeibeh rejected Orlando’s nomination. He was deputy ambassador to Tripoli from 2017 to 2019, when the Italian diplomatic mission was led by Giuseppe Perrone. He was appointed in May 2021 as Italy’s special envoy by former Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.

Mr. Justice Aaron Bugeja heard submissions on Thursday, after Elmushraty’s lawyers, Franco Debono, Marion Camilleri and Francesca Zarb filed a bail request before the Criminal Court. “Organised crime is not an easy crime to prove. The prosecutor cited European Court judgments which found no breach of a suspect’s rights after a year of being detained under preventive arrest. But in spite of this, they are still straining themselves to bring drugs into the equation.”“Where is the evidence of organised crime?” asked the lawyer. Additionally, the charge of organised crime still had to be proven, said the lawyer.

The UNDP reported today that it had, so far, successfully engaged, guided and inspired over 1,000 youths in Tripoli, Benghazi, Sebha and Derna to start and grow businesses as part of their Deraya Entrepreneurship project. To expand on this, the UNDP are inviting entrepreneurship-focused companies operating in the South of Libya to submit proposals to scale this initiative in 9 municipalities in the South through a tailored approach that addresses the particular challenges faced by these municipalities and the youth. The project is part of its Local Peacebuilding and Resilience efforts in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government. The UNDP had launched Deraya for Entrepreneurship at the end of May this year to increase awareness and develop positive attitudes towards entrepreneurship through campaigns, webinars, startup weekends and hackathons on municipal challenges. UNDP launches Deraya Entrepreneurship Initiative for youth (libyaherald.com)