The EU is set to launch a naval mission on Monday against gangs smuggling migrants from Libya but it will be limited to intelligence-gathering for now because of a lack of U.N. authority or Libyan consent.
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Former Gaddafi Security Chief Calls for Dialogue in Libya Crisis
Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s cousin and security chief told Sputnik in an exclusive interview that rebuilding Libya’s army is key to returning the country to order.
Read More »With time running out, UN sets Ramadan deadline for proposed Libya Govt
Following G7 meeting, leaders of Libya’s rival governments congregate in Germany for first direct talks with hopes of reaching an agreement by Ramadan.
Read More »Libya’s Tobruk parliament agrees to join unity government, rejects power-sharing
Libya’s internationally recognised parliament, based in the port city of Tobruk, has agreed to join a national unity government, but rejected a proposed power-sharing scheme with a rival government which controls the country’s capital, Tripoli.
Read More »Optimism among Dialogue delegates in Berlin but warnings that latest Draft will need amendements
For the first time, both sides in the UN-brokered Libya Dialogue process sat down at the same table to negotiate yesterday in Berlin where officials from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, the US and the EU as well as Russia and China, pressed them to accept the latest draft …
Read More »Leon says 'encouraging' progress being made at Libya peace talks
The first ever face-to-face talks between rival Libyan factions have been positive, with a deal still possible before Ramadan, the UN special envoy to Libya said on Wednesday.
Read More »Leon says ‘encouraging’ progress being made at Libya peace talks
The first ever face-to-face talks between rival Libyan factions have been positive, with a deal still possible before Ramadan, the UN special envoy to Libya said on Wednesday.
Read More »Joint Communique on Libya
The Governments of China, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain, the UK, the USA, and the European Union issued a Joint Communique on Libya.
Read More »European ships rush towards Libya to rescue migrants
Naval ships from Italy, Britain, Ireland, and other European countries have set sail towards waters off Libya in preparation of a new wave of migrants heading for European shores.
Read More »Situation in Libya has reached a tipping point
A mad flurry of peace talks are underway to try and secure a deal to end Libya’s civil war before it reaches its anniversary next month: They will fail.
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