Six years after Qaddafi’s death, the Libyan crisis has not been solved. The country continues to be divided between a parliament (and executive) in Tobruk and a Presidential Council (headed by Fayez al-Serraj) in Tripoli that is backed by the United Nations.
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Libyan elections will be held in 2018 only if conditions are right: Salame
Libya Herald’s Co-founder and Managing Editor Sami Zaptia was invited by the organizers of the Rome 2017 Mediterranean Dialogues (29 November to 2 December) to interview in front of a live audience Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN (SRSG) and UNSMIL head Ghassan Salame. The interview was …
Read More »Italian foreign minister says Russia had an encouraging role in eastern Libya
The Foreign Minister of Italy, Angelino Alfano said Russia engaged in an encouraging role in rallying armed forces in eastern Libya to an agreement.
Read More »Chance for Libya elections as ‘international interference’ declines, UN envoy says
United Nations Libya envoy Ghassan Salame on Saturday urged the war-torn country to seize an opportunity to forge its own path forward towards elections next year as “international interference” declines in the country.
Read More »Sudanese Justice and Equality militias given free pass by pro-Haftar officials in southern Libya
Forces loyal to the Presidential Council said they had found documents at the pro-Khalifa Haftar military governor of the southern region that demand facilitation for the movement of Sudanese Justice and Equality militias between Al-Jufra and Sabha.
Read More »US pledges to support Libya unity regime under UN plan
The United States renewed its support for Libya’s UN-backed government and urged all parties in the country to get behind efforts to organise elections.
Read More »Warfali said to be involved in Benghazi’s Sidi Akribesh fighting
Saiqa Special Forces Major Mahmoud Al-Warfali, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and said by the Libyan National Army (LNA) to be in detention while it itself investigates the allegations, has been commanding troops in action against militants.
Read More »November sees fall in civilian casualties according to UNSMIL
Civilian casualties in November resulting from hostilities in Libya fell to 16, UNSMIL has said. It is less than half the October figure of 38 casualties which included 23 deaths. It is the lowest figure for casualties since February which saw 11 civilian casualties.
Read More »Libyan PM Sarraj hopes for easing of arms embargo
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said on Thursday that he was hopeful that a UN-imposed arms embargo would be partially lifted against some branches of the country’s military.
Read More »HRW condemns ‘Haftar-linked summary executions’ in eastern Libya
Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned a series of summary executions of dozens of people in areas of eastern Libya under the control of controversial strongman Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
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