Libyan Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh suspended Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush on Sunday after she secretly met in Rome with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. "It was decided to suspend Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al-Mangoush and to launch an investigation against her," said a decree published by the Government of National Unity. On Saturday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said a “historic meeting” was held last week between the foreign ministers of Israel and Libya. Dbeibeh appointed Fathallah Al-Zani, the current youth minister, as interim foreign minister and referred Al-Mangoush to an investigation panel. Meanwhile, a group of activists gathered in front of the Foreign Ministry building in Tripoli and in other provinces to protest the meeting between Al-Mangoush and the Israeli foreign minister.

Source: Libya Today August 28, 2023 06:58 UTC