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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Tunisian President Béji Caid Essebsi met in Tunis to discuss the latest developments in Libya. During the meeting, Shoukry reviewed Egypt’s efforts in supporting the political process and Ghassan Salame’s plan, in addition to supporting the unification of Libyan military institutions. Shoukry stressed the …

The Supreme State Council expressed to the UN their rejection of Egypt’s hosting of meetings for the unification of the military establishment “because it is a non-neutral party” in the Libyan crisis. On Tuesday, the head of the Security and Counterterrorism Committee of the Supreme State Council, Belkacem Dabarz, met …

Italian Defense Minister Roberta Benotti stated that the stability of Libya is of absolute importance to Italy. During the ministerial meeting of the 5 + 5 defense initiative in Paris on Tuesday, Benotti explained that political stability is the key element to security in Libya, which is important for the …

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit affirmed that there is no alternative to a political agreement led by the United Nations as the basis for any consensus course in Libya. During his meeting with President Fayez Al-Sarraj in Egypt, Aboul Gheit hailed Al-Sarraj’s efforts to achieve security, stability and reunification …

On Sunday the ambassadors of the United States and a number of EU countries issued a statement reaffirming their support for the Libyan parties to work quickly and effectively to amend the political agreement; adding that it as the only viable framework to end the political crisis and hold elections …

On Friday, the Libyan Coast Guards from the naval base rescued a group of illegal immigrants of Arab nationalities off the coast of Tripoli. According to the Anti-Illegal Immigration Authority, the operations room received a telephone signal from the Tripoli Coast Guard stating that it had a group of illegal …

  On Sunday, in his meeting with the UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salama, the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry  stated that Egypt supports the political process under the guidance of the United Nations.   Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Hamad Abu Zaid said that the meeting discussed the …

The head of the National Corporation, Mustafa Sanalla, discussed with Egyptian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Tariq Al-Mulla, on Tuesday in Cairo ways to benefit from Egyptian companies for the rehabilitation of oil sector infrastructure in Libya as well as the provision of expertise and training in this field. …

On Tuesday a briefing in regards to the Refugee crisis in Libya was held at the UN Security Council The French delegate, François Delattre, stated that France denounces the circumstances of human trafficking that is being witnessed in Libya. He added that human trafficking poses a threat to international peace …

On Friday, Fayez Al-Sarraj, President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, condemned the armed attack on the Rawda mosque 40 kilometers west of the North of Sinai in Egypt. The attack killed more than 230 people and wounded more than 100.   The explosion ripped through …