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The states militarily involved in Libya have totally ignored the UN injunctions to leave the country before Saturday, January 23. The Libyan political agreement signed in Geneva last October called for the departure of all foreign mercenaries within 90 days of its signature. However, the deadline passed unfulfilled. “All regional and international parties must respect […]
The two-day round of inter-Libyan talks held in Bouznika ended Saturday with the creation of working sub-committees that will examine candidacies for senior positions of responsibility in Libya. In a final statement issued following this new round of inter-Libyan Dialogue, the delegations representing the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives said […]
Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives gathered in Bouznika Friday for a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. This new round of dialogue comes in the wake of the previous meetings held by the two parties in September, October and November in Bouznika and Tangier. These meetings led […]
Representatives of Libya’s High Council of State and of the Tobruk-based Parliament are expected to meet on Friday Jan. 22 in the Moroccan city of Bouzkina (near Rabat) to discuss the appointment to several senior key positions, according several press reports. Libyan rivals held several meetings in the Moroccan cities of Bouznika, Skhirate and Tangier […]
The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) approved on Tuesday the mechanism for selecting a new united executive authority for the entire country. The UN announced that the participants in the inter-Libyan dialogue have agree on a mechanism to select the future leaders of the transition government that will oversee the elections scheduled for December 24, […]
Tunisia and Libya have discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the oil sector. Assaad Ajili, Tunisian envoy to Libya met with Mustafa Sanalla, head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, NOC said in a statement. The statement said the two men discussed ways of endorsing bilateral cooperation between […]
Head of the Libyan Government of National Union (GNA) Faiez Serraj has appointed three leaders of militias as commanders of a new security apparatus amid cold war with Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha who wants to dissolve the armed groups. Sarraj has named Abdelghani Belgassim, known as “Ghiniwa Al-Kikli” as the Head of the “Stability Support […]
The UN Secretary General informed the members of the Security Council on Thursday 14 January of his intention to appoint Slovakia’s Jan Kubis as special envoy to Libya. The members of the Council will have until Friday evening to give their agreement or not to this candidacy. The post of UN Special Envoy has been […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, Thursday said it was ready to help Libya build its security, Anadolu news agency reports. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at a news conference, said the organization is poised to support UN efforts to find a negotiated solution to the Libyan crisis. Stoltenberg also welcomed the ongoing ceasefire […]
The 18-member consultative committee of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LDPF) began direct consultations in Geneva on Wednesday January 13 under the aegis of the United Nations. The work is due to be completed within three days. A solution must be found to adopt a mechanism for selecting the new unified executive. Several observers say […]