The Egyptian president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, and the Algerian, Abdel-Majid Tebboune, agreed on the need to push for holding presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya as soon as possible, in their meeting on the sidelines of the Arab summit held in Algeria.
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The federal government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), on Tuesday, said it evacuated 117 irregular Nigerian migrants from Libya, according to News Agency of Nigeria.
The General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, said Monday “we are approaching a decisive decision with a pure popular will to determine the path towards restoring the Libyan State.”
Secretary-General of Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, renewed the demand for the exit of mercenaries, foreign fighters and all foreign forces from Libya.
On this day, October 31, 1803 Libyan sailors destroyed the American frigate USS Philadelphia.
U.S. Special Envoy for Libya Richard Norland has said his country is “pleased at renewal of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mandate for one year and pledges full support to SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily in his efforts to restore momentum on elections.”
The Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Ali Mahmoud Hassan, has accused Belgium’s Prince Laurent of blackmailing him in a failed attempt to recover €50 million Laurent claims he is owed by the Libyan Ministry for Agriculture.
The Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) met Thursday in Sirte in the presence of UN Special Envoy, Abdoulaye Bathily.
On the occasion of the disarmament week, UN Special Envoy to Libya reiterated “the UN’s commitment to providing technical support to Libya’s 5+5 Joint Military Committee (JMC) to accelerate the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, including placing the regularization of arms under the sole control of the state.”
The Libyan outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, in his capacity as Defence Minister, signed two military cooperation agreements with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.