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A Libyan political dialogue arranged by the United Nations has made progress towards agreeing on a new transitional government to oversee the run-up to elections in December.
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Pro-Haftar senior leader admits lawlessness is sweeping through Benghazi
The commander of Awliaa Al-Dam (Blood Avengers) of Khalifa Haftar’s forces, Eyad Al-Fessi, admitted on Facebook, in live video Sunday after his son escaped a kidnap attempt, that Benghazi and the entire eastern region are “seeing a lack of security and lawlessness”.
Read More »CCMCE reruns unsafe elections, allegations of ballot box stuffing by armed groups
The Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) announced the rerun of local elections amid unconfirmed claims of serious fraud and interference by armed groups.
Read More »UN Security Council approves new UN Libya mediator
The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday the appointment of veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as the UN Libya envoy, diplomats said, nearly a year after the last mediator stepped down.
Read More »Mapping of 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012 published
NGO Airwars has yesterday released comprehensive mapping of more than 5,000 air and artillery strikes in Libya since 2012.
Read More »UN chief plans to appoint Libya mediator
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres plans to appoint veteran diplomat Jan Kubis as his envoy in Libya nearly a year after the last mediator stepped down, according to a letter to the UN Security Council on Thursday.
Read More »EU receives UN Secretary General request to contribute to Libya ceasefire observers, EU response not ready yet
”We don’t have a formal response yet” to the request of the UN Secretary General who has sent a letter to member states to ask to appoint their observers to be sent to Libya to oversee a ceasefire, Peter Stano, Spokesman of EU Foreign Policy chief Joseph Borrell, told reporters …
Read More »LPDF Advisory Committee meets face-to-face in Geneva seeking breakthrough in choosing mechanism for selecting new unified interim government to oversee December elections
he Advisory Committee of the UNSMIL-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) started its 4-day face-to-face meeting to ‘‘encourage agreement, compromises and reassurances’’ to come up with recommendations to the 75-member LPDF for selecting the mechanism for choosing a unified interim government to guide Libya to the planned 24 December 2021 …
Read More »32 Libyan NGOs blame UNHCR for the death of Somali refugee
32 Libyan civil societies have lambasted the “poor performance” of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) following the death of a Somali refugee in Tripoli.
Read More »Pro-Haftar militiaman claims Al-Kani militia in Tarhouna killed “Muslim Brotherhood members” only
A senior leader from Khalifa Haftar’s forces, Al-Saharif Al-Marghani, said the bodies found in Tarhouna mass graves aren’t for Libyan nationals but for foreigners, disregarding the fact that tens of Libyan families have identified their beloved ones after being recovered from those mass graves.
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