The member and rapporteur of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), Mustafa Yehya, said that the JMC is working on implementing the terms of the ceasefire signed in October 2020, adding that it does not include unifying the military institution or appointing and proposing names to occupy leadership positions in …
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NGOs lament ‘human cost’ of Italy’s push to curb refugee arrivals
New legislation passed by the Italian government earlier this year to curb undocumented migration to Italy has been slammed by search-and-rescue organisations working on the Mediterranean who say the move will increase deaths in the region.
Cairo steps up pressure on Haftar to accept a settlement
Egyptian pressure has forced the rogue military commander Khalifa Haftar to “make concessions,” as his primary concern has become to pass the power from father to son, according to the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
HoR Speaker: Dispute with HCS is over whether or not dual nationals can run for presidential elections
House of Representatives’ (HoR) Speaker Aqila Saleh said that the dispute with the High Council of State (HCS) is centered on the issue of the candidacy of dual nationals presidential elections.
Turkey’s intel chief visits Libya following trip by CIA head
Libya hosted two intelligence chiefs within a span of a week, with Turkey’s intelligence chief Hakan Fidan paying a visit to Tripoli Tuesday after CIA head William Burns visited the war-torn country last week.
650,000 Libyan citizens sign a document calling to set date for elections
Representatives of civil activists handed the Presidential Council on Monday a document signed by 650,000 Libyan citizens calling for freezing the House of Representatives (HoR) and the High Council of State (HCS), and setting a date for holding elections.
No decrease in Libya’s gold reserves since 2011, says CBL
The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) announced Sunday that its reserves of gold are still the same without decrease since August 20, 2011, in response to the report of the World Gold Council on gold reserves in Libya.
Libya: US intelligence demands Haftar to enable Dbeibeh government to operate in east
The Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William J Burns, has demanded that the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, should cooperate with the Government of National Unity in Tripoli headed by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh and enable it to operate in eastern Libya. This, said …
Menfi meets Saleh and Haftar jointly in Egypt, press reports
The Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Menfi, met yesterday in Cairo with the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, and the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, Italian news agency Nova reports.
Libyan 5+5 JMC reviews departure of mercenaries and prisoners’ exchange
Libyan (5+5) Joint Military Commission’s meetings started Sirte on Sunday with the participation of members of the JMC representing the western region and their counterparts representing Haftar’s forces.