Dbeibeh Vows to Rebuild Everything Destroyed by War in Libya

Dbeibeh visits Bani Waled on Thursday. (GNU press office)
Dbeibeh visits Bani Waled on Thursday. (GNU press office)
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Dbeibeh Vows to Rebuild Everything Destroyed by War in Libya

Dbeibeh visits Bani Waled on Thursday. (GNU press office)
Dbeibeh visits Bani Waled on Thursday. (GNU press office)

The Libyan parliament called on its members to meet for an official session on Monday to discuss the state budget law and appointments to sovereign positions.

The parliament is set to convene at its headquarters in the east-based city of Tobruk.

First Deputy Speaker, Fawzi al-Noueri, questioned the call, saying it was made unilaterally and denying that he was informed of any planned meeting next week.

His announcement reflected the current divisions within the legislature.

“There can be no work in violation of reached agreements, especially after the unification of institutions,” he added.

Head of the High Council of State Khalid al-Mishri had proposed on Thursday that the state budget be approved in cooperation with the Presidential Council and central bank given the parliament’s delay in meeting and approving the draft bill.

Mishri made his proposal to head of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in a letter that was leaked to the media.

Dbeibeh, meanwhile, was in the city of Bani Waled, which he vowed to make the launch point for national reconciliation.

He pledged to local officials to reactivate halted projects and rebuild what was destroyed during the war in the past ten years.

The GNU ministers will be present at all Libyan cities without exception to meet the people’s needs and hear their problems, he vowed.

On Wednesday night, Dbeibeh had received in the capital Tripoli the heads of local councils from Benghazi who invited him to visit the eastern city.

The head of the GNU has yet to visit the city since his appointment. A planned visit earlier this year was scrapped due to a dispute related to his entourage.



Senior ISIS Leader Killed in US-Syrian Raid

A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
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Senior ISIS Leader Killed in US-Syrian Raid

A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)
A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)

An Iraqi commander linked to ISIS was killed in a joint airborne operation carried out by US-led coalition forces and Syrian units in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian state television on Wednesday. It was the second such coordinated mission involving the newly established Syrian forces.

A security source told state media that coalition troops conducted a helicopter raid targeting a house in the town of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. The strike resulted in the death of Salah Nouman, described as an Iraqi national and a senior ISIS figure.

Nouman was identified as “one of the most dangerous wanted men” for his role in reactivating and directing ISIS sleeper cells inside Syria.

In a separate development, Syrian state media reported that Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani held talks in Paris on Tuesday with Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.

The discussions reportedly focused on de-escalation efforts and the humanitarian situation in the southern province of Sweida, which witnessed sectarian violence last month.

According to an unnamed Syrian government source cited by state television, both sides stressed their commitment to the “unity of Syrian territory and rejection of any projects aimed at partition.”

The statement stressed that Suweida “is an integral part of Syria” and that the Druze community “forms an essential component of the national fabric.”