The 2021 agreement on holding elections was perceived by many Libyans as the light at the end of the dark tunnel of civil war and a reset to the political stagnation and the legal crisis. More than 2.5 million Libyans registered to vote, only for them to watch on the …
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Chinese president assures Menfi of his country’s desire to strengthen cooperation with Libya
Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed his country’s desire to work to consolidate and deepen relations of friendship and cooperation with Libya, for the interest of both countries.
Sief al Islam Al Gaddafi says everyone should be allowed to run in Libya polls
Sief al Islam Al Gaddafi is back in the news. He is asking for all Libyans, and without exceptions, to be allowed to run for the next presidential elections whenever they are held in the country.
UNSMIL Statement on False Reports of a “New Road Map” to Be Announced by SRSG Bathily
UNSMIL notes false online reports that SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily plans to announce a new road map and to form a new government. This sort of fake news is aimed at generating confusion about the current political process and in particular the role of UNSMIL which is not to impose but …
Pushbacks and police violence: Europe’s borders in 2022
A young Syrian man paralysed by live fire from Bulgarian border guards. Cover-ups of illegal pushbacks by the Greek coast guard. Over 1,300 people missing at sea. All the hallmarks of Europe’s border defences throughout 2022.
Libyan parties asked to abide by road map
The president of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, has emphasised the role of the Arab League in urging Libyan parties to adhere to and implement the road map and Security Council resolutions to speed up and further the political process.
Haftar receives the released Jagam and promotes him
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Commander of the Libyan National Army, received the pilot, Amer Al-Jagam, who was released in a prisoner exchange between eastern and western Libya.
Constitutional Track Conference calls for setting a date for elections
The second Constitutional Track Conference called Tuesday on the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) to set a new and final date for holding elections, adding during the Conference’s activities in Tripoli under the slogan “The constitutional basis is the people’s demand” that the final lists of candidates must also published.
Greece to extend territorial waters to 12 nautical miles south, west of Crete, reports local media
Greece plans to extend its territorial waters to 12 nautical miles to the south and west of the island of Crete in March, local media reported on Sunday.
Oil pollution threatens Libyan oases
The residents of Libya’s oil-rich areas face the risk of their crops being polluted by the gases emitted from oil extraction operations. These areas produce millions of barrels of oil in the middle of populated areas, which not only destroys the planet but also kills Libyan crops and threatens the …