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Libya s prime minister-designate Abdul Hamid Dbeibah names 35-member unity Cabinet

Mr Dbeibah was selected via a UN talks process in Geneva early last month to head an interim unity government to oversee the run-up to a planned election at the end of this year. Libya has been split for years between the UN-recognised Government of National Accord in Tripoli and the House of Representatives based in Tobruk in eastern Libya. The divided parliament aims to meet on Monday in Sirte, a frontline city held by the Libyan National Army supporting the eastern government. However, some western-based members of parliament have cast doubt on attending, citing the presence of Russian mercenaries there.

Rockets Hit Airbase In Iraq Hosting U S Troops, 2 Days Before Pope Visit

Saudi air defences intercept five Houthi drones and ballistic missile over Riyadh

One was sent towards the port town of Jazan, close to the border with Yemen, and three were headed towards Khamis Mushait, about 234 kilometres north of Jazan, state television reported. Another drone was intercepted on Sunday morning, coalition spokesman Brig Gen Turki Al Malki said. These acts of aggression to deliberately and systematically target civilians and civilian objects by the terrorist Houthi militia amount to war crimes, he said The US embassy in Riyadh issued a warning to Americans, calling on them to “stay alert in case of additional future attacks”. Flight-tracking websites showed several flights scheduled to land at the international airport in Riyadh were diverted or delayed in the hour after the attack.

Tunisia s Ennahda party rallies supporters as political row grows

SHARE Tunisia s biggest political party assembled tens of thousands of supporters in the capital on Saturday in a show of strength that could fuel a dispute between the president and the prime minister. In one of the biggest demonstrations since Tunisia s 2011 revolution, Ennahda supporters marched through central Tunis chanting The people want to protect institutions! and The people want national unity! . The dispute has played out against a grim backdrop of economic anxiety, disillusionment with the democratic process and competing reform demands from foreign lenders and the UGTT, the powerful main labour union, as debt repayments loom. Ennahda, led by Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi, has backed Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi in a stand-off with President Kais Saied over a cabinet reshuffle.

Libya parliament speaker Aguila Saleh sets March 8 for government confidence vote

SHARE The Libyan parliament will discuss holding a vote of confidence on a new unified government for the divided country on March 8, its speaker Aguila Saleh said. Oil-rich Libya has been mired in chaos since dictator Muammar Qaddafi was ousted and killed in a popular uprising a decade ago. Its UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) is based in Tripoli, while the House of Representatives runs a parallel administration based in the east. Parliament will convene to discuss a vote of confidence on the government on Monday, March 8, at 11 am in Sirte if the 5+5 Joint Military Commission guarantees the security of the meeting, Mr Saleh said

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