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The United States on Friday blacklisted the Head of Libya’s internationally recognized Parliament for obstructing the political process aimed at establishing the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) as the sole Libyan authority. Aguila Saleh, identified as a spoiler of Read more
Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan army under the Tobruk-based government, spoke about the ongoing political crisis since the arrival in Tripoli of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) by clarifying that the military has no interest in forming Read more
The head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Mustafa Sanalla stated that the country’s oil facilities would come under frequent attacks if a national unity government is not formed. His warning comes after the Fida oilfield in eastern Libya Read more
King Mohammed VI and French president François Hollande have called on the Libyan House of Representatives “to quickly approve” the new line-up for unity government to restore peace to Libya where the prevailing violence is threatening the stability of the Read more
Libya’s presidential council has announced a new 18-member national unity government under the UN-backed Libya Political Agreement (LPA) and is now awaiting its approval by the Tobruk-based Parliament which rejected the first proposed 32-member cabinet deeming it too large. Fayez Read more
A deputy from Misrata, Mohamed al-Ra’id, who is a member of the Toburk-based House of Representatives (HoR) was abducted on his way to the airport after voting for the approval of the Libya Political Agreement (LPA.) His kidnapping is unrelated Read more
Ambassadors and special envoys to Libya Tuesday issued a joint statement rejecting the Tunis Libyan-Libyan deal while stressing that only the UN-facilitated National Dialogue Agreement is the way the forward to put an end to the Libyan political crisis. Ambassadors Read more
Spanish diplomat and Head of UN Special Mission in Libya is spending his last hours as mediator in the Libyan crisis as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon officially appointed German veteran diplomat Kobler to take over. Leon is to hand Read more