The Tripoli Protection Force (TPF), the city’s coalition of its main militias, recognized by the internationally recognized Libyan government based in the country’s capital, announced yesterday that it rejects the outputs and the method of voting used by the UNSMIL-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to agree on a selection …
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Russia accuses operation IRNI of being biased
After an inspection by Greece and the European Union of a Russian cargo ship off the Libyan coast, Russia criticized the nature of the actions of operation IRNI and the reasons behind the inspection.
Read More »UN calls for resumption of Mediterranean rescues, after 43 die in Libya shipwreck
In a joint statement released on Wednesday by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), the two agencies expressed their sadness at the tragic event, the first of 2021 in the Central Mediterranean.
Read More »Libya: UN chief urges foreign fighters to leave by Saturday
The UN chief urged the departure of all foreign fighters and mercenaries from Libya by Saturday as called for in the October 23 ceasefire agreement signed by the warring sides after years of fighting split the oil-rich North African nation in two.
Read More »Operation IRINI, Frontex boost cooperation in monitoring Libya’s arms embargo
Operation “IRINI” launched by the European Union to monitor the arms embargo on Libya is seeking to strengthen cooperation with the EU’s border and coast guard agency (Frontex).
Read More »GNA military commander: Bad intentions surround Haftar forces’ continued build-up
The commander of Sirte-Jufra Liberation Room of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Ibrahim Baytelmal, said the room’s forces had depicted Russian aircraft in support of Khalifa Haftar’s forces flying continuously over Jufra.
Read More »HoR-HSC Constitutional Committee meets in Egypt to prepare for constitutional elections
The joint House of Representatives (HoR) and High State Council (HSC) Constitutional Committee started its second meeting today in Egypt’s Hurghada.
Read More »Libyan leaders approve interim executive mechanism: UN
Libyan envoys at UN-backed talks to end nearly a decade of war voted Tuesday to pass the mechanism to choose an interim executive to govern until polls in December, the UN said.
Read More »Guterres commends Libya forum for breakthrough on interim leadership deal
Announcing the development on Saturday, Acting UN Libya envoy Stephanie Williams said that Libyan envoys who had travelled to the Swiss city had broken the “deadlock” over selecting representatives for a temporary executive, from all regions of the country.
Read More »Libyans fear obstructive status quo, want elections, end of transition, support ceasefire, exit of mercenaries, and for UN to end foreign interference: UNSMIL
According to the results of a digital chat held yesterday between Acting UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams and 1,000 Libyans, Libyans fear the obstructionist status quo party, want the 24 December elections, support the current ceasefire, want the exit of foreign forces and mercenaries, would like more UN help in ending …
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