The Head of Libya’s Higher National Electoral Commission (HNEC), Imad Al-Sayeh, yesterday discussed with Russia’s Ambassador in Tripoli, Aydar Aganin, the latest developments in the electoral process and preparations for holding parliamentary and presidential consultations in the country.
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The NGO SOS Méditerranée and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) denounced on Monday the shooting of the Libyan coast guard during a rescue operation.
A Libyan court has jailed 37 people convicted of human trafficking – following the deaths of 11 migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by the office of Libya’s chief prosecutor.
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, General Commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), received on Tuesday the Head of the U.N. Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Abdoulaye Bathily, at LNA’s General Command headquarters in Benghazi.
Siddiq Al-Kabeer, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya, held talks yesterday with German Ambassador Michael Ohnmacht over public spending oversight, including the latest decision by the Libyan Presidential Council to establish a High Financial Oversight Committee.
Today, the Libyan High Council of states gave its “initial acceptance” to a roadmap proposal pertaining the implantation of elections laws.
UN envoy to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, has called on “all Libyan stakeholders draw lessons from the pitfalls and mistakes of 2021 and 2022, and refrain from any actions, including unilateral or non-inclusive decisions, that could precipitate a crisis and divert attention from the common goal of enabling successful elections.”
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday that 601 migrants, including women and children, were rescued and returned to Libya during the past week.
Libya has recovered the right to vote within the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) by participating in the selection of the new director general of the organization, after absence for years, announced the Libyan government on Sunday.
Chairman of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, received an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit is scheduled for 26–29 July 2023 in Saint Petersburg, the council’s spokeswoman Najwa Wheba told the press on Monday.