Tag: Libya Update

LNA official says naming defense minister is necessary

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

LNA official says naming defense minister is necessary

Major General Khaled Mahjoub, a media official of the Libyan National Army (LNA), said on Wednesday that ...

Major General Khaled Mahjoub, a media official of the Libyan National Army (LNA), said on Wednesday that naming a defense minister is necessary, adding that it will contribute to the unification of Li ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Libyan NGO calls for upholding elections date

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Libyan NGO calls for upholding elections date

The Movement For December 24, a pro-election NGO, has called for upholding elections date and rejected an ...

The Movement For December 24, a pro-election NGO, has called for upholding elections date and rejected any attempts to deflect from the UN-sponsored peace roadmap. #Libya ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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US diplomat urges LPDF to reach consensus on elections constitutional basis

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

US diplomat urges LPDF to reach consensus on elections constitutional basis

TRIPOLI - Richard Norland, the United States ambassador to Libya, has urged the Libyan Political Dialogue ...

TRIPOLI - Richard Norland, the United States ambassador to Libya, has urged the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) to work with the U.N. Mission in Libya to reach consensus on the constitutional b ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Italy pays “great attention” to LPDF talks in Geneva

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Italy pays “great attention” to LPDF talks in Geneva

ROME - Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, said on Wednesday that it looks with “great attention and ...

ROME - Italy’s Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, said on Wednesday that it looks with “great attention and lively expectation” at the new ongoing session of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) i ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Presidential Council to name defense minister if PM doesn’t attend nomination meeting

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Presidential Council to name defense minister if PM doesn’t attend nomination meeting

TRIPOLI - The Presidential Council told Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Tuesday that if he doesn’t ...

TRIPOLI - The Presidential Council told Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Tuesday that if he doesn’t attend Sunday meeting to name defense minister, those gathered will name one without him. In a ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Libyan navy intercepts and returns 70 migrants

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Libyan navy intercepts and returns 70 migrants

TRIPOLI - 70 migrants were intercepted off Tripoli’s shores by the Libyan navy before they were returned ...

TRIPOLI - 70 migrants were intercepted off Tripoli’s shores by the Libyan navy before they were returned to Libya, according to a statement by the navy on Wednesday. The migrants were disembarked at T ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Presidential Council, UN delegation discuss enhancing UNSMIL work

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Presidential Council, UN delegation discuss enhancing UNSMIL work

TRIPOLI - Mohammed Al-Menfi, the chairman of the Presidential Council, met on Wednesday with an independe ...

TRIPOLI - Mohammed Al-Menfi, the chairman of the Presidential Council, met on Wednesday with an independent U.N. committee tasked with reviewing the work of the U.N. Mission in Libya. According to a s ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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LPDF puts off Geneva talks due to COVID-19

|Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2021

LPDF puts off Geneva talks due to COVID-19

GENEVA - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has postponed its third round of talks in Geneva, whi ...

GENEVA - The Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) has postponed its third round of talks in Geneva, which was scheduled for Wednesday, after one of its members tested positive for COVID-19. Umm Al-E ...

Wednesday, June 30, 2021
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Turkish frigate arrives in Khoms

|Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Turkish frigate arrives in Khoms

KHOMS - A Turkish frigate has arrived on Tuesday in the naval military base of the coastal city of Khoms, ...

KHOMS - A Turkish frigate has arrived on Tuesday in the naval military base of the coastal city of Khoms, east of Tripoli. Since 2019, Turkey established a military presence in western Libya with its ...

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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Sewehli wants presidential elections delayed

|Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Sewehli wants presidential elections delayed

GENEVA - Abdulrahman Sewehli, a member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), told the forum duri ...

GENEVA - Abdulrahman Sewehli, a member of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF), told the forum during a Geneva conference on Tuesday that he wants parliamentary elections to be held in December, ...

Tuesday, June 29, 2021
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