Bashagha Prepares to Announce Libya Govt Lineup

Then Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, March 1, 2020. (Reuters)
Then Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, March 1, 2020. (Reuters)
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Bashagha Prepares to Announce Libya Govt Lineup

Then Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, March 1, 2020. (Reuters)
Then Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tunis, Tunisia, March 1, 2020. (Reuters)

Libyan Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha announced that government formation efforts have made progress and that he should unveil a lineup before parliament within the set deadline later this week.

His press office said the concerned committee has started to receive the ministerial candidates and their resumes will be assessed.

The judicial authorities will be contacted to confirm that no criminal impediments can hinder their candidacy.

Meanwhile, head of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah sought to gain favor in the western city of Misrata where he alleged that a conspiracy was being plotted against it and the revolution.

He pledged to offer more services to the people as he resisted efforts to isolate him politically.

He was in Misrata to attend a local celebration of the anniversary of the February Revolution.

"Yes to elections," he declared, reiterating his vow to establish a civilian state and hold polls in June.

"We will not abandon you and Libya because the road is still long and they are exploiting this city," he added.

Separately, Speaker of the East-based parliament Aguila Saleh stressed that elections will be held because they are the only realistic guarantee to achieve the will of the Libyan people and end the conflict in the country.

Speaking at the Fourth Conference of the Arab Parliament in Cairo, he said the parliament was disappointed with the failure to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections in December.

He blamed the failure on the parties tasked with organizing them in line with the political roadmap.



Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire Possible this Week or Next

US President Donald Trump listens to opening remarks, on the day he hosts a lunch for African representatives of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump listens to opening remarks, on the day he hosts a lunch for African representatives of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire Possible this Week or Next

US President Donald Trump listens to opening remarks, on the day he hosts a lunch for African representatives of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump listens to opening remarks, on the day he hosts a lunch for African representatives of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US President Donald Trump said there is a "very good chance" of a ceasefire in Gaza this week or next, after meeting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for the second time in two days to discuss the situation.

"We have a chance this week or next week," Trump told reporters.

Israel's military chief said on Wednesday "conditions have been created" for the advancement of a hostage release deal in Gaza, as indirect negotiations were under way between Israel and Hamas.

"We have achieved many significant results, we have caused great damage to the governance and military capabilities of Hamas," armed forces chief Eyal Zamir said in a televised speech.

"Thanks to the operational power that we have demonstrated, the conditions have been created to advance a deal to release the hostages."

Netanyahu said on Wednesday that his meeting with Trump focused on freeing the hostages held in Gaza, and stressed his determination to "eliminate" the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas.