Politics
Libya's eastern parliament approves Turkey maritime deal, lifts 2020 boycott
October 20, 2026 at 04:58 PM
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 1 hour
SNSky News Arabia
من الرفض إلى التصديق.. ماذا وراء التقارب الليبي التركي؟
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
مجلس النواب الليبي يصادق على اتفاق الحدود البحرية مع تركيا
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AJAl Jazeera English
Eastern Libya parliament approves 2019 maritime deal with Turkiye
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MAMasrawy
البرلمان الليبي يقر اتفاقية بحرية مع تركيا ويلغي قرار مقاطعة يعود لعام 2020
(opens the publisher’s site)Libya's eastern-based parliament has unanimously approved the 2019 maritime delimitation deal with Turkey, repealing its 2020 rejection and political boycott of Ankara.
- The House of Representatives unanimously approved the 2019 maritime memorandum and repealed the 2020 decisions rejecting it and cutting political ties with Ankara.
- The vote, held in Benghazi, was chaired by the assembly's new president, Abdel Nabi al-Saleheen, elected this month to succeed Aguila Saleh.
- Government of National Unity head Abdul Hamid Dbeibah received Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin in Tripoli for talks on security and illegal immigration.
- Lawmaker Tarek al-Jeroushi said the agreement would strengthen Libya's position as a political, military and economic partner to major powers.