The Government of National Accord (GNA) on Friday exchanged prisoners with the illegal Haftar’s forces as part of the ceasefire agreement signed between the two parties on October 23, 2020, in Geneva, which provides for all-for-all exchange of prisoners.

Authorities discovered two new more masses graves in the city of Tarhuna northeast of the country’s capital.

The Spokeswoman for the Russian Ministery of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova denied US allegations that Moscow supported the offensive led by Khalifa Haftar on Tripoli in 2019.

A Libyan commander who launched an offensive last year to capture the capital Tripoli from the UN-recognised rival government threatened Thursday to use force against Turkish troops if Ankara doesn’t stop interfering in the war-stricken North African country.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed that 11891 illegal immigrants who tried to flee Libya were intercepted or rescued and returned so far this year, compared to 9,225 in 2019.

The 127 bloc of House of Representatives members held a virtual session on Monday and Tuesday (21-22 December), after they were unable to hold their meeting in the city of Ghadames as planned, the Moderate (HoR) Parliamentary Bloc reported. They did not reveal how many met.

The release of the Sicilian fishermen in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi has taken place in exchange for restoring relations with the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, the Italian foreign minister announced yesterday.

Asaad Al-Shartaa, the Official Spokesperson for the Tripoli-based House of Representatives stated that the dismissal of 35 members of parliament is no more than a political manoeuvre with no legal grounds to support it.

Sirte-Jufra Operations Room of the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) said its forces “are on alert for any possible attacks by Khalifa Haftar’s forces on the Sirte-Jufra contact line as they continue to mobilize in the ceasefire area.”

Outgoing US President Donald Trump offered his congratulations to the head of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj and reiterated his country’s support for Libya in restoring its sovereignty and national unity.