Libya: HoR announces parliamentary, Presidential elections for early 2018

Head of Libya’s internationally recognised parliament Ageela Saleh has informed the High National Electoral Commission about the organization of fresh parliamentary and presidential elections no later than February 2018 in a move to get out of the current political stalemate. Read more

Libya: Kremlin snubs Serraj

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not receive Libya’s UN-backed Prime Minister Faiez Serraj scheduled to visit Moscow Thursday and Friday, the Russian President’s office said. As announced by Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Head of the Presidency Council (PC) Read more

Libya: Dinar plunges alarmingly, Central Bank says it is “logical”

Libya’s black markets have registered an unprecedented surge in the rates of the foreign currencies in exchange of the Libyan dinar over the weekend; further increasing the differences between the Prime Minister-designate Faiez Serraj of the UN-Backed Government of National Read more

Western Powers, KSA, UAE & Qatar Ponder over Libya’s Economic Hurdles

The UK, US and the EU in addition to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar Monday discussed in London plans to support the Libyan economy and prevent the North African oil-rich country from sliding deeper in economic turmoil. Read more

Libya: GNA Bounces to Gain Back Tripoli from Revenant Ghwell

Prime Minister Faiez Serraj and his cabinet have ordered arrest and indictment of armed men led by former rival Tripoli Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell who took control Friday of the High State Council building, formerly used by General National Council Read more

Libya: UAE military jet pilots backing Marshal Khalifa Haftar

Leaked air traffic control audio files obtained by The Middle East Eye (MEE) have revealed involvement of Emirati fighter jets and pilots at the side of Marshal Khalifa Haftar who is opposed to the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli. In Read more