A member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has warned that Libya could descend to a fate similar to that of Afghanistan if the general elections in December 24 were to be postponed.
The Libyan Coast Guard, based in Tripoli, interpreted 23 migrants on Monday evening, before returning them to the Tripoli Naval Base, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
Libya’s House of Representatives kicked off on Tuesday another session to discuss the budget bill and the presidential election bill, after yesterday’s session was suspended.
The United Nations Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned on Tuesday the forced closure of the eastern branch of the Man-Made River, which the Mission says could risk “provoking a humanitarian crisis”.
1,788 migrants were intercepted at sea and brought back to Libya during the period of 8-14 August, the International Organization For Migration (IOM) announced on Monday.
Reda Afritis, the Chief of the Cabinet Office in the Eastern Region, was released yesterday after he was kidnapped two weeks ago in Tripoli by an unknown armed group, according to local press reports.
The Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Al-Mangoush, said that the Libyan Ambassador to the European Union, Hafith Qudor, resigned because he was embarrassed by dismissal, not because of his keenness on holding elections on December 24 in Libya.
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Members of the 5+5 Joint Military Committee met on Monday with Turkish officers whom are currently based in Mitiga military base in Tripoli, according to local press report.
A Libyan member of parliament has called on Libya’s Presidential Council and the Foreign Ministry to form a committee tasked with identifying foreign organizations that working inside Libya.