The international conference on Libya, hosted by France in November 12, will focus the withdrawal of foreign forces in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the press yesterday.
Libyan Foreign Minister, Najla Manqoush, announced starting exit of foreign fighters from the country, in a step that would open the door to implementing the faltering roadmap.
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The former Italian Minister of Interior, Marco Minetti, has warned the Libya would face a similar fate to Syria if the upcoming elections on December 24 did not go ahead.
One migrant was killed and at least 15 others injured, six seriously, when security forces in Tripoli carried out raids on houses and temporary makeshift shelters on Friday in Gargaresh, an area of Tripoli heavily populated by migrants and asylum-seekers.
Nearly 500 migrants were intercepted at sea on wooden boat Sunday morning by the Tripoli-based Libyan Coast Guard, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said.
Marwan Al-Dargash, a political activist close to the ousted Mufti Sadiq Al-Ghariani, believes that the elections will be doomed to failure if certain Libyan figures are allowed to participate.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA) unveiled on Saturday a “Vision for Libya: towards prosperity, justice and strong State institutions.”
Press sources revealed that Turkey activated the banking memorandum of understanding signed between the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMP) and the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) last August.
“No individual or institution should have veto power over critical electoral legislation,” stated the U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland today. “Libya’s institutions and their leaders must trust the voters to decide who should lead the country,” he added.