Libya

Iran has offered condolences to Libya following the death of the Libyan army chief of staff in a plane crash near Ankara, Turkey.

Libya’s chief of general staff was killed when a military aircraft crashed shortly after departing Ankara following an official visit to Turkey, Libyan and Turkish officials say.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, in a meeting with Vice-Chairman of Libyan Presidential Council Mossa al-Koni in Muscat, discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.