Arab League Chief Urges End to Military Operations in Tripoli

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis in Cairo, Egypt October 12, 2019. (Reuters)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis in Cairo, Egypt October 12, 2019. (Reuters)
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Arab League Chief Urges End to Military Operations in Tripoli

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis in Cairo, Egypt October 12, 2019. (Reuters)
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit attends the Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary meeting to discuss the Syrian crisis in Cairo, Egypt October 12, 2019. (Reuters)

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit renewed on Saturday his call for an end to fighting in Libya and other Arab conflict zones so that national efforts can be dedicated to the combat the coronavirus outbreak.

He urged an end to the fighting between the Libyan National Army and Government of National Accord near Tripoli.

Libya marked on Saturday one year since LNA commander Khalifa Haftar launched his operation to capture the capital from terrorist and criminal gangs aligned with the GNA.

"Silencing the guns throughout the Libyan territories is an essential condition for building the lost trust between the two warring parties,” Aboul Gheit said in a statement.

He added that the conflict has undermined peace efforts sponsored by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, left hundreds of innocent civilians dead and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents.

Aboul Gheit called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the country and urged the Libyan leadership to uphold national interests and immediately begin de-escalation on the ground. The ceasefire must eventually lead to a formal, lasting and comprehensive truce in the country.

He also stressed the league’s rejection and condemnation of all forms of foreign military interference in Libya, the repeated violations of the arms embargo imposed on the country and deployment of terrorist fighters on the ground.

“The Arab League will remain committed to standing by the Libyan people in overcoming the challenges and helping the country through the current crisis,” Aboul Gheit vowed.



Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

 Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Houthis in Yemen Say They Won’t End Support for Gaza

 Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

A top leader of the Iran-backed-Houthi militias in Yemen said they will keep up their support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip until Israeli “aggression stops, and the siege is lifted.”

“Our operations in support of Gaza will not cease, no matter the sacrifices,” said Mahdi al-Mashat in a statement Wednesday.

The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.

They have been firing long-range missiles at Israel in the months since it resumed the war in Gaza, setting off air raid sirens but generally causing few casualties. They have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.