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Report: Libyan FM fired for meeting Israel’s Cohen

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush speaks during a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 19, 2021. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid al-Dbeibeh has now fired his foreign minister Najla Mangoush over her meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, Reuters reports.
The report comes hours after the prime minister announced he was suspending Mangoush and setting up an inquiry into the meeting.