The House of Representatives today shelved the controversial Political Isolation Law (PIL) which prevents prominent Qaddafi-era figures from holding any state posts until 2023. It has reportedly frozen it until the new constitution is passed and a new parliament in place. According to Benghazi HoR member Aisa Al-Araibi 101 members had …

Speaking to reports in Geneva on Saturday, United Nations Special Envoy to Libya, Bernardino Leon, said the location of the next round of talks in Libya had not been decided yet. Participants in the United Nations-sponsored Libyan political talks in Geneva have agreed, in principle, to move future rounds to …

The protection of journalists is a national duty and must be carried out by all security offices, the head of Information, Culture and Antiquities Authority Omar Gawairi told the Libya Herald. In an interview with this paper, Gawairi said that all security personnel have been instructed to support, protect and …

The African Union called on Friday for the international community to pay “greater attention” to resolving the crisis in Libya. Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, the Mauritanian president and head of the AU, told the body’s 24th summit that international co-ordination on the issue must continue “until the Libyan parties reach …

The African Union called on Friday for the international community to pay “greater attention” to resolving the crisis in Libya. Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz, the Mauritanian president and head of the AU, told the body’s 24th summit that international co-ordination on the issue must continue “until the Libyan parties reach …

An interagency rapid assessment was carried out by IOM, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNSMIL and WFP from November to December 2014 in Libya to fill the critical information gap for the agencies to respond to the crisis. The assessment was implemented by JMW Consulting with its local partner Diwan Market Research. The …

Participants in the UN-facilitated Libyan political dialogue have discussed during their meeting in Geneva this week the venue for holding the future talks. There was agreement on the principle of convening future dialogue sessions in Libya, provided that logistical and security conditions are available.

The head of the “government” appointed by the rump General National Congress and supported by Libya Dawn, Omar Al-Hassi, has claimed that the US Justice Department and his administration are collaborating on humanitarian reconstruction in Libya. As a result, he said, the US would be sending food, medical supplies and …

Three states neighbouring Libya have begun coordinated security operations to prevent the smuggling of oil and its derivatives through land and sea, which is considered one of the most important financing resources for armed groups in the country, Anadolu Agency reported.

Turkey held talks with Algeria on the crisis in Libya on Saturday as part of efforts made by Algeria to convince rival parties in the restive Arab country to sit on the negotiation table.