Europe has been accused by a senior international official of acquiescence over the plight of thousands of migrants in Libya held in arbitrary detention in “deplorable conditions”.

Libya’s rival prime minister appointed by the Tobruk-based House of Representatives said he has no plans to rule from the capital Tripoli, after his attempt last week sparked clashes.

The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), Aqila Saleh, met in al-Qubba, a number of political and social leaders in the Cyrenaica region.

Two men suspected of committing Kidnapping and murder in the western city of Tarhuna are in the army’s hands, the 444 Brigade of the Libyan Army said on Wednesday.

Tens of armed vehicles with tens of armed fighters took to roads in Hay Al-Andalus neighborhood in Tripoli chanting words against the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity Abdul Hamid Dbiebah, a sign described as a power show by armed factions loyal to Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha.

Tripoli-based Coast Guard and Port Security managed in two separate operations to rescue 168 migrants of several nationalities, who were on their way to European shores, according to the Army’s Chief of Staff in Tripoli.

Russian mercenaries in Libya systematically broke international law by laying mines in civilian areas without any attempt to mark their location or remove the lethal devices, UN investigators have found.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Wednesday suggested holding parliamentary elections at the end of 2022 and to start preparations for polls in June.

Fathi Ali, Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Benghazi and former Vice President of the Presidential Council of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), published a chapter entitled ‘The economic agenda of violence and its role in the continuation of conflicts and civil wars: a study of …

Libya’s outgoing prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, announced on Wednesday that his government will organize parliamentary elections “at the end of this year”.