Category: Libya

Libya: Serraj makes unannounced visit to Italy, Rome supports GNA

December 29, 2015

Italian Prime Minister Renzi promises Italy’s full to Libya’s unity government as designed Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) held secret ... Read More

Libya: Arrested Tunisian fishermen freed

December 29, 2015

Libyan authorities Monday released 49 Tunisian fishermen arrested in western Libya for illegal fishing, reports say. The fishermen all reportedly from Sfax were caught on ... Read More

Libya: Benghazi HoR’s hardliners stand by Serraj’s government

December 28, 2015

Libya’s newly designated Prime Minister Serraj received major boost over the week-end from Benghazi House of Representatives (HoR) members who granted their support to Libyan ... Read More

Libya: GNA gets backing of 24 municipalities

December 22, 2015

United Nations Special Representative and Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya Martin Kobler (C) poses with representatives of Libyan municipalities after their meeting ... Read More

Libya: Kobler’s Security adviser in Tripoli for security talks

December 21, 2015

UNSMIL’s Head of security Paolo Serra has been in Tripoli to discuss security with militias and Libya Dawn administration for the establishment of the Libyan ... Read More

Libya: Political protagonists sign GNA agreement amid rejection from hardliners

December 18, 2015

Libya turned a new page of its dialogue process Thursday as rival political factions and other political figures endorsed in Morocco the Government of National ... Read More

Libya deputies sign political agreement in disagreement

December 18, 2015

A political agreement between Libya’s rival parliament was signed in Morocco on Thursday but there are still concerns about its implementation because it is not ... Read More

Libya: Kobler meets self-style Hafter ahead of GNA signing, hardliners to stay put

December 17, 2015

Head of UNSMIL Martin Kobler and Libyan National Army self-style Chief of Staff Khalifa Hafter Wednesday in a meeting agreed that it was time to ... Read More

Libya: Presidents of rival law bodies meet for the first time, demand postponement of GNA signing

December 16, 2015

The hoped-for meeting between heads of rival House of Representatives (HoR) and the National Congress (GNC) took place Wednesday in the Maltese capital with a ... Read More

Libya: Rome conference commits to the GNA

December 14, 2015

17 countries including UN Security Council, EU, African Union, Arab League Sunday in Rome pledged full support to the UN-proposed Libyan Government of National Accord ... Read More