HANOVER, N.H. — The 11 special envoys who met in Paris late last month to discuss the crisis in Libya issued a final communiqué with predictably anodyne recommendations: support for the formal government, suggestions for making it more inclusive, a call for the militias to withdraw and a proposal that …
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African ambassadors meet Hassi’s Foreign Minister
Ambassadors and heads of diplomatic mission from ten African countries met yesterday with Mohamed Agheirani, the foreign minister in Omar Al-Hassi’s antigovernment in Tripoli.
Sudan’s Foreign Minister begins Libya mediation trip
The President of the House of Representatives, Ageela Saleh Gwaidar met this morning with Sudan’s Foreign Minister, Ali Karti, who had flown in from Khartoum to assess the situation in the country.
Interview with Mohamed El-Ghirani, Foreign Minister of the “Government of the National Salvation”
Mohamed El-Ghirani is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the “Government of the National Salvation” appointed by the rump GNC. A teacher of Islamic studies, he was Libyan Ambassador in Jordan until this summer. He explains his views on Libyan issues. In an interview that took place 4 November in Tripoli …
Situation in Libya – Statement by the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, and the United Kingdom
The following is a joint statement on Libya by the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
US moves to end ‘proxy conflict’ in Libya
Secular leader Haftar may be targeted with sanctions for his role in the conflict
UNSMIL Studying Supreme Court Ruling, Emphasises Urgent Need for Political Consensus
06 November 2014 – The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) takes note of the Supreme Court’s ruling, and will be studying it closely. In this regard, UNSMIL is consulting closely with Libyan stakeholders across the political spectrum, and with international partners.
Western states urge blacklist of Libya militants
France, Britain and the United States on Tuesday asked a Security Council committee to add Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia to a U.N. terror list for its ties to al-Qaeda.
Egypt, Gulf Arab neighbours in talks over anti-militant alliance
Egypt, Gulf alliance considering Libya and Yemen as potential sites of intervention, not Iraq and Syria
Algerian government in talks with Libyan political factions for peace summit
Tobruk, Tunis and Algiers, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algerian officials are continuing to meet with different political factions in Libya in preparation for a “comprehensive reconciliation dialogue” expected to be hosted later this month in the Algerian capital in order to solve the crisis that is currently tearing the North African country apart.