The head of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, has announced the end of force majeure, which made it impossible to hold elections on December 24, last year.
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Security unrest sparks protests in southern Libya, threatens oil output
A fresh wave of protests has recently erupted in southern Libya, organized by the so-called Fezzan Anger Movement, which consists of a group of youth and tribesmen who claim an uprising is necessary to enable the residents of southern Libya near the troubled countries of Chad and Niger, to obtain …
Syrian refugee alleges killings, rapes in Libya
A Syrian English teacher adrift on a small boat between Malta and Italy waiting to be rescued, told an Associated Press photographer of the atrocities he witnessed against asylum-seekers in Libya.
Tripoli objects to new nominee as UNSMIL head – UN says consultations still ongoing
Libya’s envoy to the UN, Taher Al-Sunni, told the UN Security Council and media in New York that the Tripoli-based Libyan government, headed by Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, rejected the UN proposal to appoint Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bitali as the new UNSMIL mission head.
Libyan Attorney General reveals forgery in national ID numbers
The Libyan Attorney General, Al-Siddiq Al-Sour, revealed the registry of 86,090 citizens receiving salaries using forged national ID numbers that are not recorded by the civil registry’s system, adding that this number is out of a total of 2.014.908 citizens who receive their salaries from state sectors.
Williams: HCS and HoR’s mandate terms ended a long time ago
The ex-advisor of the UN Secretary General on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said the term of mandate of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HCS) ended a long time ago: the former over 8 years and the latter over 10 years, calling on them to assume responsibility …
Presidents of Parliament and High Council of State arrive in Cairo, report
The Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and the Chairman of the High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, arrived in Cairo yesterday for a meeting aimed at discussing the Libyan crisis, Italian news agency Nova reports.
Libyan PM: Some security apparatuses are part of fuel smuggling operations
The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, said fuel smugglers all across Libya are known by names, adding that they are not operating as individuals but are partnering with owners of gas stations as well as some security apparatuses that are responsible for protecting fuel as it gets transferred from …
Libyan MPs take aim at UK ambassador over GNU support
Some 53 members of Libya’s House of Representatives have signed a statement accusing the British ambassador to the country of interfering in Libyan affairs after she spoke on television of her work with the rival Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU).
Al-Mismari: The armed forces are not a party to any political conflict in the country
Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, said that LNA forces are not a party to any political conflict in the country, and do not support one party at the expense of the other.