Talks on Libya’s future have adjourned without naming a new government to oversee a transition to possible elections next year.
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Tunisia-Libya border reopens after seven-month closure over virus
Travellers began to cross between Tunisia and Libya again on Saturday after a seven-month border closure due to novel coronavirus restrictions was lifted.
Read More »Tensions persist as Libya’s warring sides debate road to peace
Tripoli-based government warns last month’s ceasefire deal could be ‘in peril’ after rival forces stage live fire exercises.
Read More »What can Libya expect with Biden in the White House?
It is now, it seems, a matter of formalities before Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America on 20 January. It is a good time, therefore, to try to preview what his foreign policy towards the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region …
Read More »Libya, Qatar’s Defense Ministries sign cooperation protocol
The Libyan and Qatari Defense Ministries have signed a cooperation protocol for training and building capabilities as well as exchange of expertise to benefit from the experience of the Qatari ministry, the media office of the Libyan Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Read More »Tunisia Opens Land Border With Libya, Talks on Flight Resumption Under Way
Tunisia is opening its land border with Libya in accordance with the bilateral sanitary protocol signed on Wednesday, which envisions measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Read More »International Criminal Court: Any agreement in Libya will not prevent the arrest of criminals
The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensoda, has said that her office received credible information confirming that Haftar’s militias committed criminal acts during their attack on Tripoli, stressing that any agreement between the parties to the crisis would not prevent the arrest of those involved in crimes.
Read More »Algeria grants itself power to intervene in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi unveiled the Cairo Declaration initiative June 6 to end nine years of civil war in neighboring Libya. The plan calls for a cease-fire, an elected presidential council with representatives from Libya’s three regions and an 18-month transition period until elections are held.
Read More »Senators press Trump administration on Libya arms embargo
A group of senators pressed the State Department on Tuesday to take action to curb widespread violations of a United Nations arms embargo on Libya and ensure that U.S.-manufactured weaponry and equipment are not used in the country’s prolonged conflict.
Read More »ICC Prosecutor calls for Libya ceasefire progress, decries ‘powerful forces’ hampering global justice
The Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is urging Libya’s warring parties to implement their recent historic ceasefire agreement, calling it a “welcome concrete development” for a population that has been yearning for peace.
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