The United Nations Support Mission to Libya (UNSMIL) issued its first draft agreement on the political transition in Libya that was given to the parties to the political dialogue, taking place in different cities inside and outside of Libya since September 2014. The last round of political talks took place …
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Women and children suffering from UN & NGO pull-out say HoR members in NY
Libyan legislators are in the US this week to warn that women and children caught in the fighting have been left even more vulnerable because international organisations, including the United Nations have pulled out of the country.
What will the US and Europe do when the Libya dialogue fails?
It’s clear that talks in Libya will fail. Now it’s just a matter of what to do next. I say when, not if, because there is every indication that the UN-sponsored dialogue in Morocco and elsewhere will fail; and every official and non-official I spoke with knows that.
Italy launches Mare Sicuro to monitor Libya’s coastline
Italy is planning to launch a marine operation, called Mare Sicuro, to patrol the Mediterranean waters near Libya’s coastline to protect Italian-owned oil rigs and prevent Islamic States militants from infiltrating Italy’s shores.
Arab leaders agree joint military force
Arab leaders have agreed to form a joint military force, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Sunday on the second and final day of the 26th Arab summit.
Libya Tobruk govt to ask Arabs to give arms
Aguila Saleh, the speaker of the internationally recognized parliament in Tobruk, said “We continue to receive stabs in the back from countries that back terrorism in Libya,” without mentioning the names of these countries.
Demanding 'immediate' ceasefire in Libya, Security Council extends UN mission in crisis-torn country
Unanimously adopting two separate resolutions on Libya, the Security Council, in the first, called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and extended the United Nations Support Mission there (UNSMIL) until 15 September, and in the second, adjusted the arms embargo on the country in light of the terrorist threat there.
Demanding ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Libya, Security Council extends UN mission in crisis-torn country
Unanimously adopting two separate resolutions on Libya, the Security Council, in the first, called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and extended the United Nations Support Mission there (UNSMIL) until 15 September, and in the second, adjusted the arms embargo on the country in light of the terrorist threat there.
U.N. orders investigation into Libya rights abuses
The U.N. Human Rights Council decided Friday to send a mission to war-torn Libya to investigate a range of abuses by different sides and help bring perpetrators to justice.
In the Libyan conflict, Algiers stands up to France and Egypt
When in May 2014, Algeria provided 3,500 paratroopers and a logistical contingent of 1,500 men jointly with the US Marines and French Special Forces in order to eliminate elements belonging to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Sebha region, officials concluded that Algeria has just abandoned its defence …