Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
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Sisi Exchanges Eid Al-Adha Congratulations with Leaders of Arab, Islamic Countries

 President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performs Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque (Egyptian Presidency)

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi exchanged congratulations with the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

The President performed Eid Adha prayers at El-Mosheer Tantawy Mosque, in the presence of Sheikh Al-Azhar, the Grand Imam, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Minister of Defense and Military Production, General Mohamed Zaki, and a number of officials and army leaders.

Sisi spoke on phone with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha. The President wished the brotherly Lebanese people progress and prosperity.

The Lebanese prime minister expressed his sincere appreciation for the President's greetings, asking God to bestow his blessings upon Egypt, its leadership and people.

The Egyptian President also spoke with the chair of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan.

He offered his greetings on the occasion of celebrating Eid Al-Adha, wishing the government and people of Sudan progress and stability.

Sisi further exchanged Eid congratulations with his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied, asking God to return this occasion on Tunisia and both the Arab and Islamic nations with good and blessings and to bestow safety and stability upon the Tunisian people.



UN Libya Mission to Resume Talks between Factions over Bank Governor

 Libyan Ministry of Interior personnel stand guard in front of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
Libyan Ministry of Interior personnel stand guard in front of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
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UN Libya Mission to Resume Talks between Factions over Bank Governor

 Libyan Ministry of Interior personnel stand guard in front of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
Libyan Ministry of Interior personnel stand guard in front of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)

The UN mission in Libya will resume facilitating talks between factions in Tripoli on Wednesday to try to resolve the central bank crisis that has slashed oil output and threatened to end four years of relative stability.

Libya's two legislative bodies, the House of Representatives based in Benghazi in eastern Libya, and the High Council of State in Tripoli in the west, agreed this month to jointly appoint a central bank governor, potentially defusing a battle for control of the country's oil revenue.

Libya's central bank is the sole legal repository for oil revenue, and it pays state salaries across the country.

The consultations between the two bodies were supposed to have concluded on Monday over an agreement to choose a nominee for governor and a board of directions within 30 days, having already been extended last week by five days.

The UN mission, in agreeing to resume the talks with both legislative bodies and the Presidential Council, said "time is of the essence in reaching a consensual solution to the crisis and mitigating its adverse effects".

The Presidential Council, based in Tripoli, had only rarely intervened directly in Libyan politics before its head Mohammed al-Menfi moved in August to replace veteran central bank Governor Sadiq al-Kabir which led eastern factions to order a halt of oil flows across Libyan oilfields in protest.

Libya has had little peace since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising and it split in 2014 between eastern and western factions. Major warfare ended with a ceasefire in 2020 and attempts to reunify, but divisions persist.

The House of Representatives parliament and the High State Council were both recognized internationally in a 2015 political agreement, although they backed different sides for much of Libya's conflict.