The US Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has confirmed that his country will continue to cooperate with the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya and its work in supporting Libyan law enforcement, criminal justice, and border management.
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Williams: Libya has a chance for elections if international stakeholders give support
The former acting envoy of the United Nations to Libya, Stephanie Williams, told The Washington Post that Libyans are exhausted and want to reclaim their sovereignty, which has been completely shredded and violated.
Read More »Biden extends Libya’s state of emergency for another year
Fifteen days away from the tenth anniversary of Obama’s declaration of emergency on Libya, current US president Joe Biden moved to extend the state of national emergency in Libya by another year.
Read More »Al-Mismari: Turkish Presence is a direct threat to Libyan progress
The Spokesperson for Khalifa Haftar’s forces Major General Ahmed Al-Mismari reiterated that Turkish interference in Libyan affairs threatens any agreements between opposing parties in Libya.
Read More »What’s next for Turkey in Libya after election of new interim leaders?
The outcome of the UN-sponsored vote on new interim authorities in conflict-torn Libya seems to preclude any discussion of clear winners and losers, and anyone who believes that it fully safeguards Turkey’s interests might be making a premature conclusion.
Read More »Russia seeks to outplay the US in Libya
On Feb. 5, members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) voted on interim leadership for its executive council, selecting Mohammad Younes Menfi as chairman of the Presidency Council and Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah as interim prime minister. The outcome of the vote by the 74-member forum came as …
Read More »SOHR: Flights meant to return Syrian mercenaries are being cancelled
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) stated that mercenaries meant to be departing Libya as stipulated the ceasefire agreement signed in Libya are merely being replaced by other fighters on the ground.
Read More »Siyala seeks Arab support to expel mercenaries
Foreign Minister Muhammad Siyala has called on Arab countries to support the 5 + 5 Joint Military Committee in its efforts to expel mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya.
Read More »Libya’s surprise election is bad news for meddling powers
A strange thing happened on Friday outside Geneva, not a city you would nowadays associate with progress in the Middle East.
Read More »Libya’s Haftar hires new law firm to represent him in US court
Renegade General Khalifa Haftar has appointed a new legal team to represent him in US judicial proceedings against him, the head of the Democracy and Human Rights Foundation as said.
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