Interior Minister of Libya’s UN recognised government, Fathi Bashagha, warned that the ceasefire in Libya faces significant challenges as a result of foreign meddling in the conflict, the Financial Times reports.

During her closing address Monday at the first virtual meeting of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, Acting UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams warned that ‘‘there are also many who are pursuing the political process and seeking, for personal and narrow purposes, to corrupt and disrupt your path and to introduce it …

Contacts on the issue of the possible release of Russian citizens Maxim Shugaley and Samer Sueifan, which are held in Libyan prison, have intensified, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told Sputnik.

The United Nations acting Libya envoy expects coming political talks to designate a date for national elections, she told Reuters on Tuesday, after the country’s two warring sides agreed on a ceasefire last week.

The Libyan Minister of Defence Salah Al-Namroush affirmed the government forces’ adherence to the ceasefire announced in Geneva, while reiterating his country’s commitment to agreements and joint cooperation deals signed with Turkey.

Libya and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday to strengthen cooperation in the field of security.

As Turkey promotes its products to the Libyan market, Istanbul hosted the first Turkish-Libyan Economic Forum on Oct. 15 with the participation of several Libyan and Turkish companies.

Tripoli Protection Force reiterated on Sunday its rejection of the list of names invited by the UN mission to participate in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), saying the names mentioned should have been on the Attorney General Office’s list.

The list of 75 people selected by UNSMIL to participate in the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum has come in for some criticism. The virtual edition of the LPDF kicked off today with the face-to-face edition planned to start on 9 November in Tunis.

The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) has called for ceasing economic relations with French companies and canceling France’s Total contract for operating Marathon’s Waha oil field.