Germany, France and Italy have called on conflicting parties in Libya to “immediately” and “unconditionally” cease fighting and engage in talks for a sustainable and credible cease-fire agreement.

The Ministry of Defence of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) said it will continue in its moves to recapture the eastern city of Sirte from the forces of renegade General Khalifa Haftar despite the warning of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi that the city represents a “red line” …

Speaking at a press briefing in Washington DC yesterday and in answer to the question: ‘‘On Libya, are you willing to (inaudible?) – for a regional conflict in Libya between Turkey and Egypt specifically?’’, U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said:

The continuing Russian military activities in Libya are causing unease among NATO and its allies, said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.

The head of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, met with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio in Tripoli today.

Members of the Tripoli-based House of Representatives (HoR) have expressed their disapproval of the practices of the head of Tobruk’s parliament, Aqila Saleh, referring to him as a “boycotting member”.

The speaker of Libya‘s Tobruk-based eastern parliament urged Egypt on Wednesday to make good on its threat to send troops to fight rival, UN-backed western Libyan forces in case of their attack on the strategic city of Sirte, the Egyptian state news agency reported.

The Arab League on Tuesday called for the withdrawal of foreign forces in Libya and urged ceasefire talks in a statement about which Tripoli and three other member states expressed strong reservations.

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, called on Tuesday for an immediate ceasefire in Libya, adding that the external parties should provide suitable conditions for in-depth dialogue between the conflicting parties in the country.

Syria yesterday declared its support for both the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar and for Egypt’s initiatives with regards Libya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Walid Al-Muallem, said.