In a major political development, Faiez Serraj, the prime minister-designate of the internationally-supported Government of National Accord, has won the approval of a key group of Benghazi members of the House of Representatives (HoR), following a meeting with them in Cairo yesterday.
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Eastern tribal and council leaders give conditional support to Serraj GNA
A number of eastern tribal and council leaders have given their conditional support to Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj and his Government of National Accord (GNA) brokered by the UN and agreed to at the city of Skhirat meeting on 17 December.
Read More »UN Security Council endorses Libya peace deal
The UN Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution supporting a new UN brokered deal to form a unity government in Libya. The unanimously adopted resolution, drafted by Britain, made clear that Libya’s future unity government should be the sole representative for the North African country, where competing governments have long …
Read More »How Libya’s Derna is recovering after an ISIS takeover
Representatives of Libya’s two opposing factions, the House of Representatives (HOR) in the East and the General National Congress (GNC) in the West, have finally agreed on Dec. 17 to form the Government of National Accord (GNA).
Read More »The Libyan Political Agreement: Insights from HoR members in Tunis
Libya Herald Managing Editor met a number of House of Representatives (HoR) members in Tunis yesterday on their way back from signing the Libyan Political Agreement in Skhirat, Morocco.
Read More »Analyses on UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue
Here are the last analyses on UN-facilitated Libyan Political Dialogue signed the 17 December 2015 in Skhirat (Morocco).
Read More »The photo that revealed US military presence in Libya
US special forces have been embarrassingly kicked out of a air base in Libya with their weapons confiscated by Libyan troops.
Read More »Libya: revise Draft Constitution to ensure compliance with international standards
With the signing of the political agreement on a national unity government today, the next step in Libya’s transition will be to ensure that its new Constitution fully conforms to international rule of law and human rights standards, the ICJ said today.
Read More »Libya rival governments sign disputed unity deal
Rival Libyan politicians signed Thursday a deal on a unity government despite opposition on both sides, in what the United Nations described as a “first step” towards ending the crisis.
Read More »Libya peace deal put in doubt as rival parliament leaders unanimously reject UN-led talks
As Libyan lawmakers gather in Morocco to sign a UN-sponsored peace agreement aimed at ending the Libyan civil war, opponents of the deal celebrate an unprecedented meeting between the presidents of Libya’s two rival legislatures that took place on Tuesday in the Maltese capital Valletta.
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