Libya’s Presidential Council could unilaterally decide the constitutional basis for the national elections in December if the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) fails to do so, revealed the council member Moussa al-Koni on Saturday.
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), met on Saturday with the United Nations Special Envoy to Libya, Ján Kubiš, at LNA’s headquarters in the eastern town of Rajma.
An emergency committee was formed to handle the evacuation of Libyan citizens currently stuck in a Tunisian airport, announced the Libyan Consul in Tunisia Fadel Al-Qario on Saturday.
Libyan activist Mahmud El-Forjani stated that the interim National Unity Government headed by Abdel Hamid Dbeibah has failed miserably in the file of vaccinations against COVID-19 and in providing the vaccine for all Libyans.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) announced the areas north of Sebha, especially Zallaf, as a military operation area, in which movement of vehicles and individuals is prohibited, said the Spokesman for the Joint Security Room – Sabha, Ali Tarshani.
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The Head of the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC), Imad al-Sayeh, said it is technically difficult to hold a referendum on the constitution with the elections taking place on December 24.
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The National Center for Disease Control in Libya announced the registration of 1,710 new cases with COVID-19, 280 recoveries, and 5 deaths during the last 24 hours.
The Interim National Unity Government in Libya announced that it closed its land and sea borders with Tunisia, after the epidemiological situation worsened in the neighboring country. This coincides with the Tunisian government’s announcement of the collapse of the country’s health system and its inability to control the epidemic.
Aguila Saleh, the Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, said on Wednesday that he doesn’t accept the “presence of any foreign military powers or bases in Libya”, calling the security deal signed between Turkey and the former Libyan government “unconstitutional” and “null”.