The High Electoral Commission of Libya (HNEC) has postponed the announcement of the final list of presidential candidates and the preliminary lists of candidates for the parliamentary elections following the “large number of requests”.
The U.N. Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, met on Monday with a number of senior government officials, including the Chairman of the Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi and Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush, to brief them on her “mission’s objectives in Libya as mandated by the UN Secretary-General”.
Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has been accused of lying about his education in the resume he submitted before the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) prior to his appointment this year.
The National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC) reported on Sunday that 655 people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 13 percent of the infection rate. The NCDC said that 13 others died of the virus, while 1,603 have recovered during the same reporting period.
The United Nations’ Special Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, arrived in Tripoli on Sunday to assume the role after her predecessor Ján Kubiš resigned a few weeks ago for health reasons, the U.N. Mission announced.
General Abdel-Razek Al-Nadori, the General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), described his yesterday’s meeting with General Mohammed Al-Hadad, the leader of military forces in west of the country, as “friendly” and expressed optimism for the results it could produce.
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) “warmly” welcomed today the meeting that took place yesterday between military leaders of eastern and western Libya.
The European Union expressed its concern today over the violence perpetrated by security forces in Tripoli against dozens of migrants who have been camping outside the center of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since October.