Apr 2 Michel Cousins

Hafter in talks with French ambassador on Libyan crisis

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 2 April 2017:French ambassador Brigitte Curmi has had talks with Khalifa Hafter on the crisis in Libya. The two met on...

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France denies supporting Hafter but says he should be in a wider Libyan government
Oct 4 Michel Cousins

France denies supporting Hafter but says he should be in a wider Libyan government

By Michel Cousins.Tunis, 4 October 2016:France want the Presidency Council and the Government of National accord led by Faiez Serraj to succeed but it...

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Oct 3 Michel Cousins

Paris meeting on Libya fails to make progress; Libyans not invited

By Libya Herald reporter.Paris, 3 October 2016:Today’s ministerial level meeting on Libya hosted by the French government in Paris failed to make any...

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Sep 26 Michel Cousins

Serraj in Paris for talks with Hollande

By Michel Cousins.Paris, 26 September 2016:Faiez Serraj, the head of the Presidency Council, is due to hold talks in Paris tomorrow, Tuesday, with Fre...

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Aug 27 Michel Cousins

France and Egypt back Presidency Council’s plan to submit new government proposal to HoR

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 27 August 2016:Both the French and Egyptian governments have expressed their support for the Presidency Council’s agre...

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Apr 16 Michel Cousins

French and German Foreign Ministers promise security training

By Libya Herald reporters. German FM Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) with French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault in Tripoli today (Photo: German FM)Tripoli,...

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French and German foreign ministers to meet Serraj in Tripoli
Apr 16 Michel Cousins

French and German foreign ministers to meet Serraj in Tripoli

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 16 April 2016:French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, are due to arrive...

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Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce "encouraged" by Libyan political situation as Foreign Minister promises to
Apr 8 Michel Cousins

Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce "encouraged" by Libyan political situation as Foreign Minister promises to

By Michel Cousins.Paris, 9 April 2016:The Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce (CCFL) held its annual members meeting in Paris on Wednesday at which caut...

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Serraj to meet French Foreign Minister in Tunis tomorrow
Mar 17 Michel Cousins

Serraj to meet French Foreign Minister in Tunis tomorrow

By Libya Herald reporter.Tunis, 17 March 2016:Prime minister-designate and Presidency Council head Faiez Seraj will be asked by France’s foreign minis...

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Confusion in Tripoli and Paris over LIA Petroplus refinery plans
Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Confusion in Tripoli and Paris over LIA Petroplus refinery plans

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 28 November:Almost total confusion surrounds Libya’s involvement in French attempts to save the Petroplus oil refinery in n...

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