Negotiations on changes to Libya’s unity government could yield results in the coming weeks, the UN envoy said on Wednesday, in developments that could put the north African country on a path to stability.
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Italy pushes for including Haftar in “a untied Tripoli-based government”
Italy voiced renewed on Tuesday its support for General Khalifa Haftar, a Libyan military man who controls the eastern part of Libya and enjoys close ties with Russia, urging the EU to accept that he should assume a role in Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, Politico reported.
Read More »Libyan army and police must be empowered Kobler tells UN Security Council
Narrow interests drive many of Libya’s armed groups and there must consensus on the future command of a united Libyan army, UN special envoy Martin Kobler has told the Security Council today. Whilst the formation of the Presidential Guard was a positive step, he added, it was merely a transitional …
Read More »Heavy clashes in Abu Sleem; shooting spreads to other Tripoli districts
This afternoon clashes erupted in Abu Sleem and Salahedeen districts in Tripoli between the Abu Sleem Central Security Force belonging to Abdul Ghani Al-Kikli (a.k.a. Ghneiwa) and gunmen loyal to Salah Al-Burki, most of them from Misrata. Reports tonight indicate tanks and heavy mortar are being used. There was shooting …
Read More »UAE on verge of sending Mirage 2000s to support Haftar’s looming war on western Libya
New satellite photos of Al Khadim air base taken in December 2016 clearly indicate that the United Arab Emirates is on the verge of deploying fighter jets to Libya, War is Boring news website wrote on Monday.
Read More »NCHRL concerned over humanitarian situations of Benghazi-based Kuwaifiya prison inmates
The National Commission for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL) said it had been deeply concerned about the legal and humanitarian statuses of the prisoners in the Benghazi-based Kuwaifiya prison.
Read More »The EU could “amend” some sanctions to help the political process
The EU said today that some sanctions could be lifted to assist the peace process in Libya.
Read More »Civilians injured as clashes renew in western Tripoli’s Janzour district
Clashes between Fursan Janzour Brigade (Janzour Knights) and armed groups from Wershefana have renewed in Janzour and Sayyad, western Tripoli.
Read More »Families return to Libya’s ISIL-purged city of Sirte
At least 290 displaced families have reportedly returned to Libya’s north-central city of Sirte within the past 24 hours — one month after the city’s recapture from the ISIL terrorist group.
Read More »Amazigh High Council expresses preparedness to fight so-called Libyan Arab Army
The member of the High Council of Libyan Amazigh, Hisham Al-Hamadi, has denounced the statements made by the House of Representatives’ member, Ali Al-Tekbali, accusing what he called “the Amazigh Army” of occupying Tripoli’s western area.
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