The Libyan ambassador to the European Union announced his resignation on Sunday after two years in office, citing the Libyan government’s policies as the reason behind his decision.
More than 463 thousand new people have registered on Saturday to vote in the upcoming general elections on December 24, announced the High National Election Commission (HNEC) on Sunday.
Libya Presidential Council established a military zone in the country’s west coast, which would be led by former Defense Minister Salah Al-Din Al-Namroush, who served in the Government of National Accord (GNA).
Armed groups in Tripoli are mobilizing their forces in preparation for a “big battle” in the Libya capital, said Ali Al-Tekbali, a member of parliament.
2,831 new people tested positive for COVID-19, marking 27 percent of the infection rate, according to a Sunday report by the National Center for Disease Control in Libya (NCDC). The center also said that 35 people died of the virus, while 1,368 have recovered during the same reporting period.
Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun said on Saturday that the decision to assign Mustafa Sanalla as board chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in 2014 is “legally invalid” because it was not authorized by the ministerial council at that time.
A military committee of the Libyan National Army (LNA), led by LNA’s Chief of General Staff Abdel Razek Al-Nadori, arrived in the southern city of Ghat on Saturday to inspect the forces positioned there and review their capacity, according to a statement by the LNA’s General Staff.
The 5+5 Joint Military Committee has agreed on an “emergency plan” for the withdrawal of mercenaries and foreign forces. It also made an official request to the Government of National Unity and the Presidential Council to “freeze military agreements and memorandums of understanding with any country as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement signed in Geneva”.
42,210 migrants are currently registered in Libya, and only 127 of which were released from detention this year, the U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed on Friday.