The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity and Minister of Defense Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, has met with the Chief of the General Staff, Mohammed Al-Haddad, stressing the need to maintain the security of the capital Tripoli and the safety of its residents.
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Libyan Local Governance Forum with international partners launched
The Libyan Local Governance Forum was launched last Friday for two days to meet international partners. The event was launched by Minister of Local Government, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation, the Chair of the Sustainable Development Committee in the Libyan House of Representatives, several …
Read More »Al-Mishri says he’s ready to negotiate with Saleh in Gadamis
Khaled Al-Mishri, chairman of Libya’s High Council of State, accepted on Monday the United Nations’ proposition to hold direct negotiations between him and Aguila Saleh, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Read More »USIP interviews experts on potential paths out of Libya’s political stalemate
On 14 June, the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) published an analysis of ‘What’s Next for Libya’s Protracted Conflict?’, written by Thomas M. Hill. Written in anticipation of the third Cairo Joint HoR-HSC Committee meetings, Hill interviewed several experts on their views of how Libya can exit its current …
Read More »How Europe is offshoring its refugee responsibilities
Last week, the UK took a collective sigh of relief when the flight removing asylum seekers for offshore detention in Rwanda didn’t take off. The morning after, pundits began commenting that the scheme was built to fail, and in fact its sole purpose was distracting from concerns surrounding the legitimacy …
Read More »Bashagha launches “Roadmap to Recovery” in Libya
The Libyan Prime Minister, who was designated by the House of Representatives, Fathi Bashagha, launched Monday “Roadmap to Recovery” in which he pledged to recover Libya from security, economic and political crises.
Read More »JMC 5 + 5 concludes its meetings in Cairo
The Joint Military Commission (JMC) 5 + 5 has concluded its meetings in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in the presence of the Chief of the General Staff of the Libyan Army, Mohammed Al-Haddad, and Abdel Razek Al-Nadouri, the acting commander of Haftar’s forces.
Read More »UN says Libya rival factions fail to reach deal in election talks
Rival Libyan factions have failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of UN-mediated talks in Egypt, the United Nations said on Monday, further complicating international efforts to find a way out of the country’s decade-old chaos.
Read More »Out of Libya: Opening safe pathways for migrants stuck in Libya
Since the start of MSF’s migration projects in Libya in 2016, we have repeatedly faced the same challenges: the impossibility of protecting migrants inside Libya, of ensuring continuity of care for serious physical and mental conditions, and of rehabilitating victims of torture. Whether inside or outside detention centres, MSF medical …
Read More »Libyan talks in Cairo concluded with “great deal” of consensus but differences persist, says UN Adviser
The third and final round of negotiations between the Joint House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HCS) Committee on the Libyan Constitutional Track drew to a close in the early morning of 20 June, according to UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams.
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