Libya
Fathi Bachagha takes on role of go-between between Tripoli and Cairo

Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha.
Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha. © Xinhua/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
Government of National Accord foreign minister Mohamed Siala is to travel to Cairo in the next few weeks as part of the thaw in diplomatic relations with the Al-Sisi government begun by interior minister Fathi Bachagha. Bachagha himself, however, is now openly bidding for the post of prime minister. [...]
Published on 14.01.2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes
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