[Libya Herald] The Libyan embassy in the UAE has dismissed an order from Nuri Abu Sahmain, the head of the former General National Congress, to close.Earlier this this week, Nuri Abu Sahmain, who claims to still be Libya's commander-in-chief and effective head of state, ordered the Libyan embassies in Egypt and the UAE to close because of the two countries' alleged involvement in bombing raids last month against Operation Libya Dawn
...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to bdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar...
forces in 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...
In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the Libyan Ambassador to the UAE, Aref Al-Nayad, expressed surprise at the instruction, saying that such orders had no validity. The House of Representatives was the only legitimate legislature in the country, he declared. The embassy took its instructions from it and the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni with whom it was in constant contact.
The Libyan embassy in Cairo has ignored the demand.
Earlier, Abu Sahmain "sacked" Libya's UN representative, Ibrahim Al-Dabashi. He too has ignored the order.