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 »Al-Sarraj: The Referendum Law Must Coincide With The Political Agreement
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 …
Read More »The EU Renews its Support for UN Plan to the Libyan Transitional Phase
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 …
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 »Russia announces resumption of trade and economic relations with Libya
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 …
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 »The United Nations appeals to the countries of the world to receive more than a thousand immigrants from Libya
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- …
Read More »The head of the Federalist Federation, Qasim Al-Nimr, urges his supporters to speed up voter registration
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 …
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