Tag Archives: House of Representatives

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 …

Member of the Supreme Council of State Abdul Salam Al-Safrani: The Supreme Council of State and the House of Representatives nearing consensus as they agreed to reject tracks not sponsored by the United Nations, and agreed on the subject of negotiating the executive authority. Near the point of reaching consensus …

  Th UN Support Mission in Libya welcomed the approval of the HoR to the amendments of the political agreement based on the discussions of the Joint Drafting Committee made up of the HoR and the Supreme Council of the State in Tunisia.   #ArraedLG #BuildingANation #Libya #News   

House of Representatives member Abu Bakr Baira said that the situation in Derna is “complex”;  describing it as a “center of terrorist groups”. In a press statement released on Tuesday, Baira said that he blames all the people of Derna because they left the city “subject to terrorist groups” despite …

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, considers the formation of a Joint Drafting Committee consisting of the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of the State “an achievement.”   In a press statement issued on Wednesday Salame said that the creation of the committee for the first time …

On Sunday, members of the Joint Drafting Committee for the amendment of the Libyan Political Agreement returned to Libya after concluding a series of month long talks in Tunisia. UN envoy Ghassan Salame had proposed a one year action plan aimed at transitioning towards presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya. …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) General Khalifa Haftar is reportedly furious at Martin Kobler, the UN envoy to Libya, for “meddling” in Libyan politics. The accusation came out in an interview that was released on Monday by Al-Ahram, an Egyptian state newspaper. Haftar said that “Kobler is meddling in very …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Rogue militias loyal to General Khalifa Haftar took over oil terminals in Libya’s oil crescent region. The oil terminals were seized by Haftar’s men over the weekend, putting the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in grave danger of losing control over the country. This …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Member states of the European Union are considering  providing Libya with boats to assist in their refugee management program called Operation Sophia, which began in June 2015. Earlier this week, the EU said they are hoping that Libya will be able to protect its own …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Government of National Acccord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj met with 30 members of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) on Thursday. Sarraj led the meeting with the Tobruk-based parliament where they discussed the formation of a new government after the HoR gave a vote …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj, of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), along with Libyan ministers visited Sirte on Wednesday to honour the efforts of the many who have sacrificed so much to rid Sirte of ISIS. This was the Prime Minister’s first visit to …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libyan forces loyal to the Libyan unity Government (GNA) say they have finally reached the end of their battle with ISIS. After three months of intense battle against the extremist group, the Libyan army is planning and preparing for the end of ISIS in Sirte. …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) stopped oil production of two oilfields after the Libyan unity Government (GNA) did not pay for the security of the oilfields, said Mohammad Ahmad Alkhbasha, a brigade commander on Tuesday. Alkhbasha said the PFG in the south closed the Gulf …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Only one district remains in the hands of ISIS, said Libyan forces who have been in battle against ISIS fighters since Sunday. On Monday, a neighbourhood in Sirte known as Number One has been “completely liberated” and Libyan troops are currently “in the process of …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) On Tuesday, the European Union signed a memorandum to train Libyan Coastguards. Abdallah Toumia, Commander of the Libyan Coastguard and Port Security, met with with Enrico Credendino, the EU’s Operation Sophia Commander, to sign the memorandum in Rome at the headquarters for Operation Sophia. “The …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) The Libyan unity government (GNA) along with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Nigerian embassy in Libya, have deported 220 Nigerians back to their country. A chartered airplane took the deported Nigerians, who were gathered from various locations in Libya, to the Murtala …