The Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has allocated about 37 million US dollars to the Supreme National Electoral Commission in preparation for the upcoming elections in 2021.

The U.S congress today passed the Libya Stabilization Act’ which will impose sanctions on any foreign parties who stand to undermine Libya’s peace and prosperity.

The Libyan government confirmed yesterday that the presidential and parliamentary elections will be held at the end of next year, “whether the [Libyan] parties agree or not”.

In a press release on Monday, the Government of National Accord announced that it would be allocating funds for the High National Elections Commission.

The Chairman of the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) Emad Al-Sayeh discussed with the participants of Libyan political dialogue in Tunisia the holding of general and constitutional elections in addition to the national identification number.

The Libyan Constitution Drafting Assembly protested Monday against the UNSMIL’s constitutional track put forth for debate on October 30 as part of the latter’s conclusive solution tracks for the Libyan conflict, saying it violated Security Council Resolution 2542 of September 2020.

The Tripoli-based Libyan Audit Bureau announced Wednesday that it had discovered embezzlement and appropriation of public funds in the Libyan embassies in Rome and the Vatican. It said that the crimes involved officials of the embassies.

The Head of Libya’s Audit Bureau in Tripoli Khalid Shakshak sent reports to the Attorney General about corruption cases at the Libyan embassies in Vatican city and Italy.

Employees of Libya’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) held a demonstration in front of their Tripoli headquarters today in protest at the arrest of the entity’s head, Noaman Al-Sheikh, by the Military Prosecutor.

Meetings are being held in Cairo today between members of the High State Council and the eastern-based House of Representatives to reach a settlement for the country’s conflict.