The 23-year-old Tunisian man who shot 38 tourists dead on a beach resort in Sousse was trained in the use of weapons by jihadis in Libya, secretary of state for security Rafik Chelli told AFP Tuesday.
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Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
The Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, express our deep concern about the ongoing violence within Libya, and the expansion of terrorism in Libya. We recognize that the Libyan people want peace and stability.
Op-Ed: Can a deal be secured without the GNC
The Libyan political dialogue initiated last September by Bernardino Leon, the United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has reached the penultimate step to consensus. Four draft agreements have been released thus far, each of which has been subject to comments and …
The Libyan Political Agreement – 5th Draft
The last draft of the Libyan Political Agreement has been published on Libya’s Channel website.
Malta-made ‘Rethink Libya’ plan
For an average Tripolitanian, Malta (just 350 kilometres away) has always been associated with the common narratives by generations over a history of joy and pain throughout colonial times, waves of independence and nationalism. Nowadays, Libyan families consider Malta as a safe and welcoming place to live, work and study, …
Libya : Lawless, Alarming, Unpredictable, Dangerous
The situation in Libya is continuing to develop alarmingly. The current situation in the country is characterised by a complete lack of any signs of a state system. Libya is being devoured by civil war, disintegration, and the seizure of its territory by a huge variety of forces, most notably …
UNSMIL dialogue: first face-to-face talks today
The body language as all parties at the UNSMIL dialogue sat together in formal talks for the first time today suggested a degree of wariness.
Remarks by SRSG Bernardino Leon to the media in Morocco, after the start of the round of dialogue
“We have just started this meeting, which the Libyans first of all and everybody in the region are expecting, really us, what we expect to be the last round, the final round of talks. We are getting closer to a solution. Obviously, the fact that all the participants in the …
Libya Tripoli govt. delegation in Morocco for peace talks: UN
A delegation representing one of the Libyan rival factions has arrived in Morocco to hold a fresh round of peace talks brokered by the United Nations in a bid to resolve the ongoing conflict in the North African state, a UN official says.
Libya's elected parliament backs UN peace plan
Libya‘s elected parliament has voted to stay in United Nations peace talks after calling for amendments to a proposed power-sharing deal aimed at ending the conflict between the country’s two rival governments.