Opinion

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that preparations for the presidential and parliamentary elections should begin in the spring of 2019. In a statement on the sidelines of the Palermo conference published by “Russia Today”, Bogdanov stressed that unified administrative institutions should be established in Libya in order to …

The Minister of the Interior of Al-Wefaq Government, Fathi Pashagha, on Monday, called on the international community to support the reconciliation between the Libyans and the unification of state institutions, especially the military and security. During the conference, Pashagha discussed the measures to be taken on the latest security arrangements, …

Libya is moving forward into a political transitional period starting with the recent agreement to UN Special Representative Ghassan Salame’s proposal for amendments to the executive authority and a constitution referendum awaiting a vote the House of Representatives to hold it. To shed some light on this period Arraed LG …

After UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, proposed his plan on the solution to the crisis in Libya through the establishment  of an executive power and the postponement of other issues, the plan was approved by HoR, but the Supreme Council of State had accepted the plan conditionally on finding …

On Wednesday, the Italian Foreign Ministry called for the improvement of the conditions of illegal migrants in Libya, and called for the ensurance that more ‘acceptable and dignified’ conditions be provided in the detainee centers. In a statement to the Italian media agency Aki, the Foreign Ministry said that Italy, …

Opinion Piece by Abdulkader Assad Children crying, women wailing, men choking on their tears. This was not a scene from an action movie in Hollywood, this was Monday night on October 30 in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, where airstrikes hit a residential area in Al-Fatayeh killing 20 and …

The recent news that came out of the neighborhood of Qammarth, in Tunis, where the Libya Political Agreement amendment negotiations took place confirms that the General Khalifa Haftar is the cause of the block in negotiations. The delegation from the House of Representatives (HOR) – or some members of the …

Associate Press (AP) reported yesterday that the head of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, has “vowed to seize control of the western section of the country, including the capital of Tripoli.” According to sources, Haftar claims the army is in control of  1,730,000 km of Libyan territory and there are only …

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, last week became the first UN Rights Chief to make an official visit to Libya, welcomed commitments he received from authorities, including Prime Minister Fayez Serraj, and the ministers of Justice and Interior, to address a wide range of …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) ISIS has survived in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq even though a range of anti-ISIS forces have been fighting them for over two years to no end. Such forces include the Iraqi army, Kurdish and sectarian militias and Western armies such as the …