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Libyan Presidency Council forms committees to tackle security, human rights amid rising tensions

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The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has welcomed over the week-end the Libyan Presidency Council’s recent decision to establish two Committees aimed at addressing escalating security issues and human rights violations following violent clashes in Tripoli. One committee is tasked with enhancing security and military arrangements to clear armed groups from the capital, enabling […]
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Libya: new cabinet in 10 days following rejection, EU set to sanction peace process spoilers

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Libyan Presidency Council Tuesday pledged to re-name a new cabinet after the Tobruk parliament rejected the first 32-member proposed government deemed too large. “We will respect the deadline of 10 days,” unity government adviser, Fathi Ben Issa said. Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj’s first government proposal was turned down Monday after the lawmakers of the Tobruk-based […]