The resolution to extend the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is expected to be adopted on Monday, revealed Mona Juul, Norway’s ambassador to the UN.
Fathi Bashagha, a former interior minister and a presidential candidate, has accused the Government of National Unity of obstructing the general elections, which were originally set to take place last month before it got postponed indefinitely.
The ambassadors of the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Turkey and the United Kingdom have expressed their strong support for the efforts of the UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams to facilitate early elections.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) criticized Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh for failing to acknowledge the army’s role in the clashes against ISIS in Qatrun.
24 fighters of the terrorist group ISIS have been killed during three-day long clashes with the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the southern Libya town of Qatrun, announced LNA’s spokesman Ahmed Al-Mismari.
Khaled Al-Mishri, Chairman of the High Council of State, held a meeting on Thursday with Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush to discuss to discuss “the latest developments in the political process and the constitutional referendum”, according to a statement by the foreign ministry.
The city of Derna will suspend school for a week, starting on Saturday, due to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, the city’s education authority announced on Thursday.