The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced “a final opportunity” to draw up a road map for elections, Libyan al-Hadath TV reported, a year to the day after rival factions agreed to hold the polls.
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Libya ‘aborted’ top Gaddafi ally extradition to US
Libya abruptly halted the extradition to the United States of Abdullah al-Senussi, Muammar Gaddafi’s most trusted aide, this week for fear of public anger following an earlier handover of a former senior Libyan intelligence operative, the Guardian revealed on Friday.
No information regarding an American request to extradite Senussi, GNU Spox says
Mohamad Hammouda, a spokesman for the Government of NationalUnityof Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, announced that the news about the government’s intention to hand over Abdullah al-Senussi, the former head of the intelligence service, to the US authorities is incorrect.
UN Security Council express deep concern over political deadlock in Libya
The Security Council on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the persistent political deadlock in Libya almost one year after elections scheduled for Dec. 24, 2021, failed to materialize, and more than two years after the agreement of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum roadmap.
HoR Speaker urges Head of HCS to resume joint dialogue
The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) Aqila Saleh has called on the High Council of State (HCS) to look for the best interest of the country by resuming dialogue between their joint constitutional committees.
Libya welcomes US decision not to reopen Lockerbie agreement
The head of Libya’s National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, welcomed on Tuesday evening the US decision not to reopen the agreement made in 2008 with Tripoli, according to which the issue of the bombing of an American passenger aircraft 34 years ago today over the small Scottish town of …
U.S. is not reopening 2008 agreement with Libya over Lockerbie, says Embassy
US Embassy in Libya said Tuesday “transfer of Abu Agila Masud al-Marimi to U.S. custody to stand trial on charges related to the bombing of Pan Am 103 was lawful and conducted in cooperation with Libyan authorities“.
Former US official says it is likely to accuse other Libyans of Lockerbie bombing and bring them for investigation
John Bellinger, former legal adviser to the US State Department, has said that the arrest of the Libyan citizen, Abu Agila Masud Al-Maryami, “may not be the final chapter” in the Lockerbie bombing case, as it is likely that more information will be revealed about the attack, and it may …
Bashagha’s minister of justice accuses UNSMIL of fueling division in Libya
Khaled Saad, who is acting as Minister of Justice in Bashagha’s government, has accused the UN mission and external parties, which he declined to mention, of dividing Libya.
Over 1,000 migrants intercepted and returned to Libya in a week, says IOM
International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday 1,042 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya in the period of 11 – 17 December 2022.