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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 […]
The United Nations support mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the meeting that took place on Tuesday, January 12, in Brega, the Libyan eastern port city, between the finance ministers of the two rival parties. An agreement for a unified budget for 2021 was reached at this meeting. A joint financial commission composed of experts from […]
The visit to Ankara last Sunday by the Libyan Defense Minister of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) has sparked a strong reaction in the Libyan east, which accuses Turkey of seeking to derail the Geneva political agreement. According to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry, the meeting between the two counterparts aims […]
Libya’s internationally recognized administration, GNA, and its east-based rival, led by rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar, exchanged Wednesday at least 35 prisoners under the supervision of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission. Commission member Mukhtar Naqasa said 27 prisoners from Haftar’s forces were swapped with eight soldiers held by GNA forces. The operation took place in […]
Tunisia, President of the UN Security Council in January, called on the global body to send peacekeeping forces to Libya to support the fragile ceasefire agreed between various factions fighting for the control of the oil-rich North African country. Tarek Ladeb, Tunisia’s ambassador to the UN, told reporters that he hoped the Security Council’s upcoming […]