Libya’s foreign minister sacked after Israel meeting sparks protests

Al-Ahrar private news channel, citing a government source, said Mangoush had been fired following a meeting last week in Rome with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. AdvertisementThe Libyan foreign ministry, in a statement, defended the meeting with Cohen as a “chance and unofficial encounter”. Tyres burn on the road as people protest against a meeting held last week in Italy between the foreign ministers of Libya and Israel, in Tripoli, Libya on Monday. They “have used Libya’s first female foreign minister as the fall person for decisions they all partook in,” Gomati said. The meeting in Rome had been hosted by Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, the Israeli foreign ministry said.