Turkey’s Ambassador to Libya, Kenan Yilmaz, visited the Municipality of Benghazi yesterday signalling further improved relations between Turkey and presidential candidate Khalifa Hafter’s eastern Libya. Yilmaz was met by a Libyan delegation headed by Sager Bujwari the head of Benghazi Municipality and an ally of Hafter.
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Al-Abedi: Number of displaced persons from eastern Libya exceeds 100.000
The Head of Benghazi displaced persons, Saad Al-Abedi, said the number of the displaced from eastern Libya had reached 250.000, telling Anadolu News Agency on the sidelines of the first international conference for the displaced that the displaced from eastern Libya are now in Misrata, Tripoli, Al-Zawiya, Gharyan, Msallata, and …
Mayors reject unilateral approach of Libya’s HoR to issuing elections laws
Several elected mayors rejected in a statement Wednesday the “individual” approach of the House of Representatives (HoR) in issuing elections laws in violation of the political agreement, constitutional declaration, roadmap and HoR internal laws.
Mayors of 65 municipalities refuse HoR’s step to withdraw confidence from government
Mayors of 65 municipalities in Libya have expressed their rejection of the House of Representatives (HoR) decision to withdraw confidence from the Government of National Unity (GNU).
A new era for gender-based violence response in Libya
To strengthen the capacity of the local governance structures in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) issues in Libya, UNFPA and UN Women, along with local partners, have scaled up activities to build the capacity of municipalities and enhance the resilience of local communities by providing services to GBV survivors and those …
Libyan PM says to work on establishing decentralization
The Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah said his government is working to establish decentralization to improve services to the Libyan people, saying in a statement aimed to encourage local management and transferring authorities to municipalities that municipal councils should be able to operate with full authority within their capacity and …
37 municipalities open voter registration system for national elections
The Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections announced the opening of the voter registration system to 37 municipalities.
Serraj government proposes further decentralization
Plans for the administrative decentralisation of Libya were unveiled at a cabinet meeting of the Faiez Serraj government on 22 February.
North Tripoli Court approves the city’s municipal elections
The Head of the Central Committee of Municipal Elections, Salim bin Tahiya, said North Tripoli Court had approved the Central Tripoli Municipality elections.
Libya: Child killed by shell on revolution anniversary
A child was killed and others injured when a shell from an unknown source landed on a group of people celebrating the Libyan revolution’s tenth anniversary in Sabha, south of the country.