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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 …

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 …

President of the Presidential Council Faiz Al-Sarraj stressed the need for consistency of the referendum law on the constitution with a political agreement and legal controls so as not to be subjected to appeal. In a press conference, the spokesman of President Mohamed Al-Salak supported the Electoral Commission to complete the …

The European Union renewed its strong support for the implementation of the United Nations Action Plan on Libya; to help the Libyans end the transitional phase through a comprehensive political process. In a statement published on its official website, the Union confirmed its support for the work of UN Special …

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 …

On Tuesday during a meeting in Moscow with the Foreign Minister in the Government of National Accord, Mohammed Sayala, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that he plans to send a business delegation from Russia to Libya early next year. Lavror said that they agreed with Libyan authorities to continue …

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 …

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 …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) appealed to the world to receive 1,300 migrants stranded in Libya after being “ill-treated during their detention in difficult conditions in Libya.” UNHCR said that Niger had agreed to temporarily host the most vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied children and mothers with their children- …

The head of the Federal Federation’s governing body, Qasim al-Nimr, urged his supporters to speed up voter registration, according to the Federation’s official page.  On Sunday he also announced that the federal bloc wants its constituents and supporters to only register in the voter lists, announced by the Electoral Commission …