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Libya unity government led by Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj announced Monday it has started moving to capital Tripoli as security arrangements seem complete. “The security preparations for the unity government to take office in Tripoli have been completed, and the presidency council has started moving to the capital to carry out its duties,” the Presidency […]
Some details of the talks between King Abdullah II of Jordan and some leaders in the US congress in January have surfaced indicating the king admitted that Jordanian and British special forces were active in Libya and that he called for overcoming the ideological differences of the cold war era and religious differences and to […]
UNSMIL Head Martin Kobler announced Wednesday he has been refused landing in Tripoli as he tries to establish the unity government in the capital city controlled by anti-UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA.) Kobler via his twitter account indicated that he had to call off his trip to Tripoli after Islamists ruling the capital refused […]
The Libyan Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) started a three day working session in Oman on Saturday to outline the final draft of the country’s constitution to end the war in the North African country. 56 of the CDA 60 members were reportedly present at the opening meeting attended by special envoy Martin Kobler, representatives of […]
Libyan authorities in Tripoli Wednesday renewed objection to the UN-backed unity government and vowed to halt the entry of the Government of National Accord in militia-controlled Libyan capital, while the European Union has agreed to sanction 3 Libyan Leaders. Prime Minister of Tripoli-based government, Khalifa Ghwell argued that his administration and forces will only hand […]
The British Government Tuesday denied plans to send British troops to Libya to shore up the Government of National Accord as the members of the House of Commons were seeking answers. A government spokeswoman has dismissed allegations by MPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons that they received confirmed information during […]
The Presidency Council (PC) based in Tunisia and formed under the Libya Political Agreement announced that the majority of the lawmakers at the Tobruk-based parliament signed a document supporting the Government of National Accord (GNA) giving a “green light to start work.” The council said in a statement that Libya’s Political Dialogue Team (PDT,) a […]
The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) also known as the internationally recognized government because of the support it receives on the international stage, and its rival in Tripoli, the General National Congress (GNC), established by the Islamists after they took over the capital, have both pegged Libya in a situation that has limited the effect […]
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault Thursday announced Paris will next Monday propose sanctions against Libyan officials who still pose a threat to the UN-backed political process stumbling on opposed interests. “I do not exclude threatening them with sanctions. In any case, that is what I will propose to my foreign affairs colleagues on Monday in […]
Several attempts by the Tobruk-based parliament to hold a vote of confidence of the national unity government proposed by Prime-Minister designate Fayz al-Serraj have failed. The latest session of the House of Representatives (HoR) took place on Tuesday but failed to reach a quorum. The establishment of a unity government under the Libya Political Agreement […]