The Palestinians condemned as "blatant discrimination" today Washington's decision to block the appointment of their former prime minister Salam Fayyad as UN peace envoy to Libya. UN chief Antonio Guterres nominated Fayyad to the post on Thursday and the Security Council had been expected to approve his appointment without objections. "Blocking the appointment of Dr Salam Fayyad is a case of blatant discrimination on the basis of national identity," she said. Fayyad, 64, was prime minister of the Palestinian Authority from 2007 to 2013, and also served as finance minister twice. He had been tapped to replace Martin Kobler of Germany, who has been the Libya envoy since November 2015.

Source: Libya Today February 11, 2017 13:07 UTC