Libyan and Tunisian ministerial delegations, meeting in Djerba, agreed on security and health protocol that will be sent to the Libyan and Tunisian governments for approval ahead of reopening joint borders.

The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to extend the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) until the end of the month, buying council members time to negotiate a longer-term solution to the presence of foreign forces and mercenaries in the country – a debate sparked by Russia.

Libyan authorities have been accused by a European human rights monitor of holding hundreds of Moroccan migrants in inhumane conditions without legal justification for months.

Libya’s first female foreign minister Najla Al-Mangoush has been threatened with legal action by the country’s public prosecutor following complaints from several diplomats this week.

The War Division Information department of the Khalifa Hafter-led Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF) (formerly known as the LNA) confirmed earlier reports of clashes with Chadian opposition forces in southern Libya yesterday.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi hosted Khalifa Haftar and parliament speaker Aguila Saleh in Cairo on Tuesday, and stressed the need to hold national elections on time in December, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.

Russia has deadlocked the Security Council over the one-year renewal of the United Nations political mission in Libya, threatening international unity ahead of a presidential election on December 24, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.

The Chairman of the Libyan American Alliance, Esam Omeish, said US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in obligation for Khalifa Haftar’s defense team to provide the information requested by the court and answer victims lawyer’s questions.

Former Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha has emphasized the importance of holding presidential and parliamentary elections to unify Libya and facilitate its transition to sustainable development.

Protesters blocked an oil tanker from loading at the Libyan terminal of Es Sider on Tuesday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) media office and an engineer at the port said.