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Four European countries, namely France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom have warned against obstructing the Libyan political Dialogue. In a joint statement issued Monday, the four countries said they are “ready to take measures against those who obstruct the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum and other tracks of the Berlin process, as well as those […]
Libyan Tripoli-based administration, Government of National Accord (GNA), has inked a deal with European multinational aerospace corporation, Airbus, for the purchase of 10 helicopters to be used in the fight against criminality. Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha announced the deal Saturday following his visit to France last week. The aircraft, […]
Members of the internationally-recognized Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) both from Tripoli and Tobruk will hold a deliberations session in the Moroccan northern city of Tangier Monday, at the invitation of the Moroccan Parliament in an attempt to help unite the Libyan Parliament. The initiative is meant to gather the MPs from both the […]
The UN-brokered Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, held in Tunis, has been suspended and slated to resume next week after the participating delegates failed to reach consensus on who will lead the transition process. Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu, citing some participants aligned with GNA, reported that the talks were reportedly blocked on the grounds that […]
Participants in the Libyan dialogue forum, held in Tunis, have agreed to hold national elections in December next year, said the UN Mission in Libya on Friday. The 75 participants from across the social and political spectrum, including representatives of the internationally Government of National Accord (GNA) and Benghazi-based warlord Khalifa Haftar-controlled Libyan National Army […]
Libya and Tunisia are to lift travel restrictions and resume flights no later than November 14. Libyan airports have been notified by authorities of the reopening of flights with Tunis. This is following an agreement on a health protocol to protect travellers and the public from the continued spread of COVID-19. For safe movement of […]
The 75 Libyan delegates from the two warring sides and the civil society attending the UN-sponsored Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) in Tunis agreed Wednesday to hold elections in 18 months. Head of UN Support of Mission, Stephanie Turco Williams made the announcement Wednesday adding that participants reached a deal on holding free, fair, […]
A prominent Benghazi Libyan lawyer who lately turned critical of east-based retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar was shot dead Tuesday by gunmen aligned with the rogue warlord. Hanane Barasi was mowed down outside her house after three gunmen came out of three cars and showered her with bullets, on a busy street of the eastern Libyan […]
Libya’s rival factions began much-awaited political peace talks in Tunisia’s capital on Monday, under the aegis of the United Nations, in an attempt to end the political chaos in the North African country. The purpose of the six-day forum consists mainly is drawing a roadmap to presidential and parliamentary elections and choosing a new authority […]
The United States is considering the acquisition of a property in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, for the return of US full mission capacity to the North African country. The announcement came during a meeting between US diplomat to Libya Richard Norland and Mohammed Sayala, the Foreign Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA). […]