UN envoy to Libya steps down one month ahead of crucial presidential polls

UN envoy to Libya steps down one month ahead of crucial presidential polls The UN mediator in the Libyan political crisis Jan Kubis has stepped down, less than a year into the job and one month before December 24 presidential elections. A diplomat who asked not be named because not allowed to speak on the […]

UN Sahara Envoy Says he is “Encouraged” following Meeting with Security Council Members

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, Horst Koehler, said following a meeting with the members of the UN Security Council on his recent tour in the region that he is “encouraged” Kohler expressed his optimism to the press following a three-hour consultation with the UNSC members behind closed doors, but […]

Libya: GNA forces smash Haftar-bound plane cargo loaded with ammunition, weapons

UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) air force destroyed Sunday a plane cargo carrying a shipment of ammunition for UAE-backed rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar. Mohammed Gununu, spokesman for the GNA army, said the aircraft, an Antonov coming from the UAE, was shelled after touchdown in a Tarhouna airstrip, 65km south of capital Tripoli. This GNA […]