The Officer-in-Charge of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Raisedon Zenenga and the UN Special Adviser to Libya, Stephanie Williams, have met with the head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, and his two deputies, Mussa Al-Koni and Abdullah Al-Lafi, to discuss the resumption of work of the …

Libya’s oil industry, the lifeblood of its economy, has fallen hostage once more to a political schism, as the re-emergence of parallel administrations has forced many hydrocarbon facilities to close.

The Libyan Chief of General Staff, Mohammed Al-Haddad, said the military institution is neutral to political polarization as well as the fait accompli situation, adding that he won’t allow plunging the institution and armed factions into power-seeking projects.

The elections are a true actual goal for the Government of National Unity (GNU), said Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah on Wednesday, confirming that they are working in close coordination with the electoral commission to prepare for the polls in the event of a constitutional basis was approved.

The Libyan Prime Minister, Fathi Bashagha, said Thursday at the cabinet first meeting held in Sebha, “a new era has begun today in which all Libyans unite for reform, reconstruction and fair distribution of wealth and services without discrimination.”

One of Libya’s rival administrations convened for the first time on Thursday in the southern province of Sabha, vowing to end deepening political divisions.

Stephanie Williams, the U.N. Advisor on Libya, urged the country’s outgoing premier Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to guarantee the payment of salaries to “all Libyan counterparts, regardless of political or organizational affiliation”.

Libya’s House of Representatives denounced the decision of outgoing premier Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh to suspend the salary payments for security forces based in the east and south of the country, including the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Internal Security Agency (ISA).

Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has called on the Attorney General to open an immediate investigation into the halting of oil operations in major fields and ports and hold those responsible for such acts accountable.

The US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland urged the country’s central bank to safeguard oil revenue from misappropriation, a statement by the US Embassy said.