UNSMIL boss has said that a Libyan municipalities’ council should play a key political role in the new Libya.

The UN-brokered Libya dialogue negotiation taking place in Morocco have been paused temporarily with UN special Envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon flying to Brussels to chair a meeting of municipal representatives tomorrow, Monday, in a separate platform of the dialogue process.

MISRATA / SIRTE, Libya – More than four years since Misrata joined the revolution to overthrow strongman Moammer Gaddafi, a somber crowd turned out at dusk in downtown Misrata on Wednesday to bury their dead.

The city of Misrata has announced a nigh time curfew in an attempt to consolidate security in the city.

Following this week’s session of the UN-brokered dialogue in Morocco, due to start on Thursday, the 23 Libyan political participants will then head to Algeria early next week for a further meeting.

The Mujahideen Shura Council, which is in de facto control of Libya’s eastern Derna city, said that it has no links with the Islamic State (IS) militant group.

The Mujahideen Shura Council, which is in de facto control of Libya’s eastern Derna city, said that it has no links with the Islamic State (IS) militant group.