Libya: oil chief attacks prime minister and the UAE

The head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has rejected the decision to dismiss him issued by Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh. The head of the NOC accused Dbeibeh of colluding with the UAE and making deals with the government in Abu Dhabi. "The Government of National Unity received more than 165 billion Libyan dinars from the NOC; where did it go? This is an institution for the Libyan people and not for the Dbeibeh family, and you do not have the ability to control the oil corporation. Earlier today, however, Dbeibeh decided to form a committee to complete the handover process between the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation formed under the chairmanship of Farhat Bin Qadara.