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 »Musa Faraj: The House of Representatives wants to pawn the country to serve the interests of some parties
Chairman of the Supreme Council of State for the Joint Dialogue Committee, Musa Faraj, stated that the delegation of the Supreme Council of State refuses to form a government due to “lobby groups”. The government should be formed by the Prime Minister. On Monday, Faraj stressed the need to form …
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 »Libya’s Oil Output Grinds to a Halt Due to East’s Hariga Port Blockade
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Libya’s oil output is quickly grinding to a halt due to the standoff between the National Oil Corporation (NOC), the official institution based in Tripoli, and the oil company based in Tobruk at the Marsa al-Hariga port. Production from the Messla and Sarir oil fields, …
Read More »Hesitation of the HoR could increase chaos and security deterioration within Libya
Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff The UN-backed Libyan Government of National Accord took control of several major ministries on Monday in its continued efforts to establish itself and implement the Libyan Political Agreement. It assumed charge of the foreign ministry, as well as the ministries for housing and public utilities, …
Read More »Call for Repeal of LPA Article VIII Requiring Transfer of Senior Military Powers Illegal
(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) For weeks HoR members have been delaying the vote of confidence for the Presidential Council due to internal forces calling for the repeal of Article VIII after months of negotiations that resulting in the historic Libyan Political Agreement. At a time when members demanded the …
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