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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 …
Read More »UN Support Mission in Libya welcomed House of Representatives approval to political agreements
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
Read More »#HOR member Abu Bakr Baira: The shelling of #Derna caused “accidental destruction” and the people of #Derna are to blame
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 …
Read More »UN envoy Ghassan Salame: We await the responses of the delegation for the Joint Drafting Committee be it “positive or negative”
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 …
Read More »Month long LPA talks in #Tunisia end with no proposed date for next round
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. …
Read More »Haftar Outraged by Kobler’s “Meddling” in Libyan Politics
(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 …
Read More »Haftar Takes Over Major Oil Ports in Libya
(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 …
Read More »EU May Supply Libya With Ships to Assist with Border Patrol
(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 …
Read More »Al-Sarraj Meets with Tobruk Parliament in Tripoli
(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 …
Read More »Libyan Prime Minister’s Historic Visit to Sirte
(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 …
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