Candidates for the presidential elections in Libya held a meeting Saturday in Tripoli with a number of candidates for the House of Representatives’ elections to discuss the latest developments the presidential and parliamentary electoral process.
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Libya’s NOC says output halted at major ports and fields
Libya’s National Oil Corporation has announced the closure of operations in major oil fields after staff in the key export terminal of Zueitina were blocked from working.
Read More »Candidates for parliament call on UN mission to include them in political consultations
Candidates for Libya’s parliamentary elections have expressed concern about the current political deadlock in the country and urged the UN mission to include both presidential and parliamentary candidates in the consultations to facilitate a pathway to early elections.
Read More »Group vow to keep Zueitina oil port closed until handing over power to Bashagha
A group of citizens claiming to represent the Zueitina oil district community announced Saturday the suspension of oil production and exports from the Zueitina oil port and its fields, vowing to keep it closed until Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah hands over power to Fathi Bashagha, the prime minister-designate by …
Read More »Protest forces Libya’s national oil firm to close Al-Fil field
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced the suspension of production at a major oil field in the country’s south, declaring a “force majeure” due to a protest at the site.
Read More »Migrant sea crossings to Italy doubled in 2021: report
Migrant sea crossings to Italy nearly doubled in 2021, according to a report released this week by an Italian migration assistance network.
Read More »UN Adviser briefs civil society coalition on her mediation between HoR and HCS
UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, said she had an online meeting with members of the Tadamon Coalition, a newly-formed network of 25 Libyan civil society organizations and women leaders representing ethnic and regional constituencies in Libya and mainly working on gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Read More »MPs bloc: Saleh is committing grave breaches with his single-handed decisions
A coalition of Parliament members who formed the “MPs bloc against extension” has voiced their rejection of Parliament Speaker Aqila Saleh’s “unilateral” decision regarding the formation of the drafting committee of the constitutional rule and his inclusion of advisers to the committee from outside parliament.
Read More »21 presidential candidates call on PC to declare state of emergency and choose mini-government
Twenty-one Libyan candidates for the presidential elections called on the Presidential Council (PC) to declare a state of emergency and intervene to address the current political impasse.
Read More »Libyan MP: Absence of accountability for state officials constitutes impunity
The Absence of accountability for Libya’s heads of government and senior officials constitutes impunity, said Member of Parliament Muhammad Al-Hashemi on Tuesday.
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