The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, on Wednesday, said that there is a group in eastern Libya seeking to disrupt the elections. In a television interview on Al-Jazeera channel, Salame stared that he would return to the Security Council to report on anyone trying to stop and obstruct Libyans …
Read More »Salame: The Participants In The Forum Will Be Informed By The Mission And The Lists That Are Being Circulated On The Media Are False
Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, said that the participants in the National Forum will be informed by the mission respectively, denying the validity of lists circulated by the media. In a tweet on his official account in Twitter, Salame stated that there are now …
Read More »Salame and Abou El-Gheit Stress The Need For Regional Cooperation Regarding The Libyan Crisis
The UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Abou El-Gheit, on Saturday, stressed the need for regional cooperation in support of the political process in Libya. During his meeting in Cairo, Abou El-Gheit expressed the University’s keen interest in achieving stability …
Read More »Salame: The Solution For Libya Is Political And The UN Mission Is Not A Peacekeeping Force
The United Nations envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, stated that the mission is not a peacekeeping force, has no military presence, and is content only with the political process. In a media statement, Salame said that there is no solution for Libya but a political one, so the mission seeks …
Read More »Salame: I am In Libya As A UN Envoy, Not A Lebanese Citizen
The United Nations envoy for Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Monday, confirmed that he is in Libya as the representative of the UN Secretary-General, not as a Lebanese citizen. In a statement to the news agency “LANA” news agency, Salame said that it is the duty of the League of Arab …
Read More »Ghassan Salame: It’s Time To Look For Alternatives To The HOR, SCS, And The PC.
The head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, on Sunday, declared that it is time to look for alternatives to the House of Representatives, the Supreme Council of State, and the Presidential Council, adding that “Libya deserves a better political class.” During a speech in his …
Read More »France renews its support for the GNA and the United Nations Road Map in Libya
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian reiterated his country’s support for the Government of National Accord and the UN road map and stressed their keenness to achieve security and stability in Libya. Le Drian agreed with the President of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, during their meeting in Tripoli on …
Read More »Algeria refuses to accept Khalifa Haftar ‘s announcement regarding the termination of the political agreement
Algeria rejected Operation Dignity’s commander, Khalifa Hatfar, announcement regarding the termination of the political agreement sponsored by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia told the head of the presidential council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, that his country refused Haftar’s announcement during his visit last Sunday to …
Read More »UN envoy to Libya Ghassa Salame to meet with HOR president Aguila Saleh
Member of the HOR Saleh Qulma said to Arraed LG that the UN envoy Ghassan Salame is expected to meet with President of the HOR Aguila Saleh, and the hearing will start after their meeting. The agenda of today’s session includes the amendment of the constitutional declaration, the selection of …
Read More »Egypt and Tunisia discuss the latest developments in Libya
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 …
Read More »UN envoy Ghassan Salame calls on Libyan parties to refrain from undermining the political process
On Sunday, The head of the United Nations mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, called on all Libyan parties to refrain from undermining the political process. In a statement posted on the official website of the mission, Salame urged citizens to register in the elections to deliver their votes, …
Read More »HOR members invited to hold a quorum session in Zintan
A member of the House of Representatives for the city of Zintan, Omar Ghaith Qermail, told Arraed LG that HOR members for Zintan invited the president of the HOR to hold a quorum session. Ghaith added that the call was caused by the HOR’s inability to hold a full session …
Read More »Supreme State Council : Egypt cannot sponsor the reunification of the Libyan army as it is a “non-neutral party”
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 …
Read More »Khalifa Haftar backs down from his threats to interfere in the political scene following visit in Italy
Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano has agreed with the leader of Operation Dignity, Khalifa Haftar, that there is no alternative to political agreement in Libya, and that December 17 does not mean the end of its validity. Alfano and Haftar stressed the support for the efforts of the UN envoy …
Read More »Arab League Secretary-General confirms his support for the Libyan political agreement
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 …
Read More »Ghassan Salame: More than 350 Libyans were killed or injured in 2017
On Sunday the head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, said that “human rights violations in Libya” are disturbing due to the lack of legal accountability for them. On the occasion of International Human Rights Day, Salame said that in 2017 alone, at least 365 Libyan …
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