The member of the High Council of State (HCS) Bilqasim Dibris, called Saturday, the UN Mission in Libya to sponsor the negotiations on the unification of the military establishment instead of Egypt or other parties.

Libya’s UN-backed government on Friday denied reports that an agreement to unify the army will soon be reached during the ongoing talks in Cairo.

The spokesperson of the General Command of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan National Army (LNA), Brigadier General Ahmed Mesmari, said that meetings on the reunification of the Libyan military forces into one regular, politically accountable army resumed in Cairo on Wednesday.

Several members of the House of Representatives (HoR) called in a session on Monday for interrogating the commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar, citing deteriorated security in areas under his control, adding that he is the only one who has information about what is happening in southern Libya.

The Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Abdul-Salam Ashour, said that Mitiga Airport would be handed over to another security force affiliated with the ministry.

The Presidential Council (PC) has issued an order dismissing the Defense Minister Mahdi Al-Barghathi after his suspension was scrapped. No reasons were given by the Presidential Council for sacking Al-Barghathi.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh has removed the post of the military governor of eastern Libyan cities which is occupied by Abdelrazik Al-Nathori, who is also the chief of staff of the self-styled army led by Khalifa Haftar.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for the immediate withdrawal of a decree by the Faiez Serraj-led and internationally recognized Presidency Council / Government of National Accord (PC/GNA) in Tripoli that would turn a militia, guilty of abuses against journalists, into an anti-crime unit with very broad surveillance powers.

The Presidential Council (PC) formed in a Wednesday order a new force tasked with securing and protecting the southern region in Libya, the media office of the Head of the PC Fayez Al-Sirraj, reported.

Human Rights Solidarity has expressed their concern regarding the decision of the Presidential Council to form the Deterrence Agency for Combat Organized Crime and Terrorism.