“Nothing prevents Libya from holding elections this year except for lack of political will or unwillingness to compromise among key leaders,” said Barbara Leaf, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs on Thursday.
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In a new indication of diminishing chances of new armed clashes between the military parties in eastern and western Libya, and perhaps fading away altogether, the parties’ representatives concluded new agreements in Tripoli, the most prominent of which was the formation of a joint force with various tasks, and opening the door to discussion on demobilizing militia members and integrating them into the ministries of defense and interior, in the presence of representatives of large and powerful armed formations in the Libyan West, for the first time.
Ocean Viking, a European rescue ship operated by SOS Mediterranee, saved on Saturday afternoon 92 migrants who were on board an overcrowded and deflated rubber boat in international waters off Libya.
The European Union’s Naval Force in the Mediterranean, which is known as Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI), announced on Saturday the change of its command.
Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Foreign Ministry responded Saturday to the report of the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) on Libya on violations against migrants, saying that migrants detention centers’ reality requires international support, and GNU should not be left alone in this regard.
The U.N. Special Envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily arrived today in the Sudanese capital Khartoum where he met Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, to discuss support for Libya.
Amnesty International has released its annual report, which monitors the state of human rights in the world. The part on…
The Italian Council of Ministers decided, based on a proposal by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, to nominate minister counselor Gianluca…
The United States wants to install a new authority in Libya that takes care of its interests and is submissive…
The current agreement between the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and the President of the State Council…