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Several countries have joined their voices to international and regional organizations to commend Morocco for its facilitation efforts in the settlement process of the Libyan crisis. The United Nations, through the Secretary-General’s spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, expressed thanks to Morocco for its efforts to facilitate compromises on electoral laws between Libyan parties convening in Bouznika. The […]
The Libyan joint committee of the House of Representatives and High Council of State (6+6) has reached in the Moroccan city of Bouznika an agreement on the rules of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections due by end of this year. The inter-Libyan agreement was reached Tuesday night after two weeks of debates and negotiations […]
Libyan coastguards have arrested six fishermen for several days over crossing into Libyan territorial waters, according to Tunisie Numerique. The fishermen from Ben Guerdane, in southeast Tunisia, have been detained for more than five days. The Libyans have also seized their equipment. Despite good ties between the two countries, the oil-rich African country has repeatedly […]
Six members from Libya’s House of Representatives and six others representing the High State Council opened on Monday in the Sea Resort Moroccan city of Bouznika a meeting to discuss election laws and especially the requirements for presidential candidates. The 6+6 committee is tasked with setting rules and regulations for the upcoming parliamentary and presidential […]
The Arab Summit, convened Friday in Jeddah, lauded Morocco’s efforts engaged for the settlement of the Libyan crisis and praised the Kingdom’s solidarity with Yemen. In their final declaration, the Arab leaders stressed the importance of the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat in 2015 for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Libyan crisis. […]
Morocco will host a meeting of the Libyan steering committee to prepare for elections on which hopes are pinned to break the deadlock that left the oil-rich and war-torn country politically divided. The news was reported by Italy’s Nova news agency citing Libyan House of Representative spokesman Abdullah Belhaq. He said views are converging between […]
Morocco has renewed its “constant and clear” stance on the Libyan conflict, and its commitment to continue to help Libyan factions reach a consensus-based, politically negotiated solution to end the internal crisis prevailing in the oil-rich country. The commitment was renewed by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in an address read on his behalf on Tuesday […]
The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya has called for accountability for the crimes against humanity committed in Libya, expressing deep concern over the country’s deteriorating human rights situation. In its final report released Monday in Geneva, the UN Mission said there are grounds to believe a wide array of war crimes and crimes […]
The European Union, the African Union and the United Nations have called on the Libyan authorities to end arbitrary detention of migrants and refugees, starting with the women and children as well as other individuals with specific needs or disabilities. In a joint press release issued following their meeting held Monday in Brussels, the tripartite […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied continues to stir controversies. After uttering racist comments against Sub-Saharan Africans, the President claimed that Tunisia should have a 50% stake in Libya’s offshore Bouri oil fields, a claim that was strongly rejected by Libyan politicians. Libya’s Oil and Gas Minister Mohammed Oun reminded Saied that Libya has exclusive rights to […]