The embassies of 14 European countries as well as Canada have expressed grave concern over the abduction of MP Siham Sergiwa, and reiterated their call for her immediate release.

European Union high representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Burrell, revealed that he does not exclude the possibility of forming a European military mission to implement the task of monitoring the ceasefire in Libya.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from “terrorist” organisations if Libya’s UN-recognised government in Tripoli were to fall.

Germany has confirmed that Khalifa Hafter, leader of the Libyan National Army forces attacking Tripoli, will attend the 19 January international conference on Libya to be held in Berlin.

Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court has issued a final ruling nullifying executive authorities’ decision to extradite six leaders and ministers of the late Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi’s regime.

Chairman of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al-Mishri, announced on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s embassy in Moscow has obstructed the reaching of a ceasefire agreement in Libya.

A source from the High Council of State (HCS) has confirmed that the members of the Ninth Circuit – Misurata, Zliten, Bani Walid and Tawergha – have unanimously elected Abdelrahman Al-Sweihli as their representative at the negotiations committee in Geneva after the end of Khalifa Haftar’s offensive on Tripoli.

Turkey will send more troops to Libya in support of the country’s United Nations-backed government, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, adding that Ankara would grant licenses for exploration and drilling in the eastern Mediterranean this year.

Libya’s UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) on Thursday said forces loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar violated the cease-fire in the country, Andolu Agency reports.

Khalifa Haftar is seeking a military solution to the lingering conflict in the country, Turkey’s foreign minister said Wednesday.