Italy FM in Libya for talks with unity government

Tripoli: Italy`s foreign minister arrived in the Libyan capital on Tuesday in a show of support for the new unity government, the first visit by a top Western official since 2014.

Paolo Gentiloni was welcomed at Tripoli`s Mitiga airport by Ahmed Maiteeq, the deputy prime minister of the UN-backed government, which is seeking to assert its authority in the conflict-hit country.