The UN special envoy to Libya on Friday met with east-based Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar as part of efforts to unite rival factions in the war-torn North African nation ahead of elections in December.

Mercenaries boss Erik Prince pumped $80m in weapons and fighters into eastern Libya, violating an arms embargo, UN investigators have found, according to reports published in the US media on Friday.

Chairman of the European Union Military Committee General Claudio Graziano called the unstable situation in Libya and surrounding regions in Africa a cause for concern for the EU.

The British Guardian reported that in 2020, as a result of the conflict, a depleted economy and the rapid spread of Covid-19, more Libyan natives are boarding unsteady boats to leave their home country for European shores than ever before.

Egypt‘s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday pledged support for neighbouring Libya in talks with the country’s newly appointed interim prime minister.

The Chairman of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Emad Al-Sayeh, discussed Thursday with the UN envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, the preparations as well as obstacles ahead of December 24 elections.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has renewed his call to monitor the ceasefire and the necessity for the mercenaries to leave Libya, stressing that there had been no news of their departure from the country.

The new President of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed Al-Menfi has set three objectives for the unified interim executive authority, whose leaders were recently elected in Geneva.

The Head of the UN Support Mission (UNSMIL), Jan Kubis, stressed to the newly elected Head of the Presidential Council, Mohammed Menfi, support for the House of Representatives to convene and endorse the Presidential Council as well as the Government of National Unity once it is formed.

‘‘17 February 2021 marks a key anniversary for Libya: ten years since the uprising which led to the overthrow of the Qaddafi regime. The surge of optimism which followed gave birth to a vibrant civil society movement and powerful demands for change after decades of repression. The opening of civil …