In a rare public speech that lasted over an hour – a record – Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan army Khalifa Haftar on Saturday told an assembly of eastern Libyan representatives that his forces remained strong and that the “liberation of Benghazi from terrorism” was near thanks to popular and tribal …
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Can the new UN-backed government solve Libya’s problems?
A new UN-backed Libyan government was unveiled earlier this week. It is the result of over a years worth of mediation on the part of the United Nations in efforts to stabilise the country. It is tasked with ending the civil war and stemming its side effects, such as the …
Read More »National Unity Government built on cronyism and will fail says Presidency Council member Aswad
Presidency Council member Omar Al-Aswad, who suspended his membership of the body earlier this week over the composition of the new government of national unity, has accused other members of behaving dishonestly in the matter. There had been moral and political corruption in the way they had acted, he said. The …
Read More »Libya’s General Khalifa Haftar accused of war crimes
The spokesman for Libyan General Khalifa Haftar launched a scathing tirade against the controversial army chief on Friday, accusing him of corruption and a long list of war crimes, The New Arab‘s Arabic service has reported.
Read More »NATO arranges for a decision to intervene in Libya
European sources said that some members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are closely thinking about military intervention to strike terrorism strongholds inside Libya, in the wake of Libyan political factions’ inability to form government approved by the international community, despite the international community’s decision based on the outcomes of …
Read More »Libyan journalists: torture, displacement and raping
The Arabic newspaper, Al-Araby Al-Jadid, published a report, and LIBYAPROSPECT is translating here, tackling journalists’ statues inside Libya after the 17th February revolution. It said that after the revolution, a lot of TV stations, radio and newspapers were launched in Libya, so freedom space increased after decades of sole speech. …
Read More »Libyan Unity Government announced amid walkouts
After tough political bargaining behind closed doors in Tunis, Libya’s Presidency Council announced the Unity Government on Tuesday morning, 48 hours after the UN-set deadline and amid walkouts.
Read More »Decree No. (3) of 2016 on the establishment of the Government of National Accord
On Monday, the Presidency Council issued a decree with 7 votes out of 9, suggesting names for a Government of National Accord (GNA). This decree will be presented to the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tobruk for approval. This is part of a process initiated on 17 December 2015 when …
Read More »Khalifa Haftar or no concord government, eastern region officials tell UNSMIL
The UN Support Mission in Libya is in limbo because of the fate of renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar in the UN-imposed government.
Read More »Kobler meets president and boycotting members of HoR in Shahat – but separately
UN Special Envoy Martin Kobler held talks with both the President of the House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Salah, and its boycotting members in a flying visit to the east Libyan town of Shahat, but in different meetings.
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