[ALMANAR.LB] Libya has agreed to form a new national government headed by Prime Minister Fayez el-Sarraj after months of tortuous negotiations, United Nations
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envoy Bernardino Leon said Friday.
"After a year of work on this process, after working with more than 150 Libyan personalities from all the regions, finally the moment has come in which we can propose a national unity government," Leon told a news conference in Morocco.
Libya, which plunged into chaos after the fall of Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards , and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
in 2011, has had two rival parliaments vying for power as well as several groups battling for control of the country's vast resource wealth.
The internationally recognized government of Abdullah al-Thani has been working out of the small eastern port of Tobruk near the Egyptian border since a militia alliance, including Islamists, captured Tripoli
...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
last year.
Previous deals to ensure a ceasefire and restore stability to the war-torn country have fallen apart.
But Leon said he believed the make-up of the new government, which would include deputy prime ministers Ahmad Meitig, Fathi el-Mejbri and Mussa el-Kouni, would succeed.
"Far too many Libyans have bit the dust and so many mothers have suffered. Today, nearly 2.4 million Libyans need humanitarian aid," he said.
"We believe (this government) can succeed. The Libyans must seize this historic opportunity to save Libya."
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