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Libyan Foreign Minister in Iran to Expand Ties

Iranian FM Hossein Amirabdollahian meets with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, in Tehran on Tuesday (Iranian Foreign Ministry)
Iranian FM Hossein Amirabdollahian meets with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, in Tehran on Tuesday (Iranian Foreign Ministry)
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Libyan Foreign Minister in Iran to Expand Ties

Iranian FM Hossein Amirabdollahian meets with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, in Tehran on Tuesday (Iranian Foreign Ministry)
Iranian FM Hossein Amirabdollahian meets with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, in Tehran on Tuesday (Iranian Foreign Ministry)

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian expressed Tuesday to his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, Tehran’s readiness to expand relations with Libya, and help in the reconstruction of the country, Iranian news agencies reported.

The two ministers met in the Iranian capital to discuss and exchange views on issues of mutual interest.

This is the first visit of a Libyan foreign minister to Iran in 17 years, which came at the official invitation of Amir Abdollahian.

During the meeting, the two ministers discussed the establishment of a Joint High Commission, the formation of a political consultation committee, the strengthening of economic and trade ties, scientific and technological collaboration, as well as organizing special exhibitions.

While expressing his satisfaction with the establishment of security and stability in Libya, the Iranian Foreign Minister expressed Tehran’s readiness to expand relations with the friendly country, Libya, and help in the reconstruction of the country, according to a statement issued by the ministry.

Abdollahian further touched upon the actual status of women in Iran and criticized the West’s double standards and politicization of women's rights, the Ministry said, in an implicit reference to the feminist movement and the protests that shook Iran after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini who was detained by Iran's so-called morality police.

Mangoush’ visit to Iran comes after the elevation of Libya's diplomatic mission in Tehran to ambassadorial status, the reopening of Iran's embassy in Tripoli and the resumption of shipping services between the two countries.

Last week, Iranian news agencies said the first Iranian ship docked at Libya's Misrata Port, nearly ten years after the last Iranian ship left the Libyan ports.

The head of Iran's diplomatic delegation in the North African country, Einollah Souri, told the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), that the Iranian embassy in Libya is ready to provide consular services.

“Given the closure of the Iranian embassy in Libya over the past years, we are currently preparing and organizing its building. Fortunately, the embassy is ready to accept clients,” Souri said.

He added that meetings are held with officials of the Government of National Unity (GNU).

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Russian War Bloggers Report New Ukrainian Attack in Kursk Region

People wait at a bus stop next to a reinforced concrete bomb shelter installed in a street in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kursk, Russia August 28, 2024. The sign on the construction reads: "Shelter". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Russian War Bloggers Report New Ukrainian Attack in Kursk Region

People wait at a bus stop next to a reinforced concrete bomb shelter installed in a street in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kursk, Russia August 28, 2024. The sign on the construction reads: "Shelter". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Ukrainian forces have launched a major new attack in Russia's western Kursk region, Russian military bloggers reported on Sunday.
Ukrainian troops broke across the border in a surprise incursion on Aug. 6, and for the past five months have resisted Russian attempts to expel them.
Reports from the Russian bloggers, who support Moscow's war in Ukraine but have often reported critically on failings and setbacks, indicated that the latest Ukrainian assault had put Russian forces on the defensive.
"Despite strong pressure from the enemy, our units are heroically holding the line," the Operativnye Svodki (Operational Reports) channel said.
It said artillery and small-arms battles were taking place, and Ukraine was using Western-armored vehicles to bring in large numbers of infantry.
The reports, which Reuters could not independently verify, said fighting was concentrated near the town of Bolshoye Soldatskoye.
But one influential blogger, Yuri Podolyak, said this was most likely a Ukrainian distraction manoeuvre, possibly to prepare a strike on Glushkovo, further west. He recommended civilians there and in another town, Korenevo, to evacuate.
Ukrainian and Western assessments say that some 11,000 troops from Russia's ally North Korea have been deployed in the Kursk region to support Moscow's forces. Russia has neither confirmed nor denied their presence.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Russian and North Korean forces had suffered heavy losses.
"In battles yesterday and today near just one village, Makhnovka, in Kursk region, the Russian army lost up to a battalion of North Korean infantry soldiers and Russian paratroops," Zelenskiy said. "This is significant."
The president provided no specific details. A battalion can vary in size but is generally made up of several hundred troops.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in response to a question at his marathon annual phone-in last month that Russia would definitely drive Ukrainian forces out of Kursk but declined to set a date for when this would happen.
Russia's defense ministry did not mention Kursk in its latest battlefield update on Sunday.
BARGAINING CHIP
Ukraine's unexpected success in biting off a slice of Russian territory and holding on to it since last August could provide it with an important bargaining chip as both sides gear up for possible peace talks this year.
Both have been striving to improve their battlefield positions before US President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. Trump has repeatedly said he will bring a quick end to the war, but without saying how.
By committing some of its most effective units to the Kursk offensive, Ukraine has, however, weakened the defense of its own eastern regions where Russian forces have advanced since August at their most rapid pace since 2022.
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that the "hottest" front was near Pokrovsk, an important road and rail hub towards which Russia has been pressing for months.
On Sunday, Ukraine's air defenses shot down 61 out of 103 drones launched by Russia in an overnight attack, the air force said. Russia said it had destroyed five Ukrainian drones over Russian territory.