ICC judges approved four sealed arrest warrants and are deliberating over two more arrest warrant applications. Such news represents a surge in ICC activity in the country after relative dormancy, which has been largely caused by persistent violence between Tripoli, Benghazi, and their affiliates. While these ICC arrest warrants may …
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What could Libya expect from re-elected Erdogan and warmer Cairo-Ankara ties?
To really see how important Turkiye is, both regionally and internationally, look at the list of heads of states, governments and foreign ministers who rushed to congratulate Recep Tayyip Erdogan over his election win a few days ago. Big and small, friends and potential foes rushed to offer their congratulations, …
Why is Libya’s Hannibal Gadhafi on hunger strike in Lebanon?
The health of Hannibal Gadhafi, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, was deteriorating three days after he began a hunger strike to protest his prolonged detention without trial in Lebanon.
Benghazi constitutional court law illegal, says Supreme Court
The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled that Law No. 5 of 2023 issued by the House of Representatives (HoR), establishing the Supreme Constitutional Court in Libya, was unconstitutional. This came in support of the appeal filed by the Head of the High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, who …
Statement by United Nations Support Mission in Libya Regarding the outcome of the 6+6 Committee
UNSMIL takes note of the outcome of the work of the 6+6 HoR-HCS Committee which met in Bouzniqa, Kingdom of Morocco, from 22 May to 6 June 2023 to develop draft electoral laws for the presidential and parliamentary elections. The Mission appreciates the efforts made by the 6+6 Committee and …
Libyan PM Aldabaiba leads high level ministerial delegation to Rome: multi-sector MoU’s signed
A high level Libyan Ministerial delegation headed by the Tripoli-based Libyan Prime Minister Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba visited Rome today where he held a meeting with the Italian government headed by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Libyan electoral laws completed pending approval by HoR, HCS Speakers, say committee members
Members of the Libyan 6+6 Joint Committee for Preparing Electoral Laws announced that they had reached an agreement on presidential and legislative electoral laws, pending the signing of the agreement by the speakers of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS).
Dbeibah establishes new security agency
The Head of Government of National Unity, Abdel Hamid Dbeibah, has issued a resolution to establish a new security agency called ‘The National Agency of Backup Forces’, to protect the legitimacy of the state and sovereign institutions, and to preserve Libya’s security and stability.
Libya’s 6+6 Committee to sign agreement on electoral laws in Morocco today, reports
The Moroccan city of Bouznika will witness today the signing of the agreement by the 6+6 Joint Committee for the preparation of electoral laws in Libya, reports Italian news agency Nova citing Turkish state-owned media Anadolu Agency.
East Libya: Thousands of Egyptians forced to walk home over the border
Forces in eastern Libya have expelled thousands of Egyptians they say were found during a raid on people traffickers.