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The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council (PC) have called on military groups in Libya to halt any planned actions on the Islamic State (IS) in Sirte until a unified front is formed. The PC describing itself Read more
Seven ministries in Tripoli including the foreign affairs ministry were handed over to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) on Monday and Mohammed al-Ammari, a member of the Presidential Council formed under the Libya Political Agreement (LPA), said the Read more
Western countries continue to show their support to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) to take over the reins of Libya and the ambassadors of Britain, France and Spain arrived in Tripoli on Thursday part of this support. They 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
Late Tuesday, the Tripoli-based justice ministry posted a statement citing that the National Salvation Government (NSG) and its related institutions were stopping work in “the interests of the nation” and to avoid bloodshed, division and fragmentation. Special envoy Kobler said Read more
The arrival of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli on Wednesday increased the number of governments claiming legitimacy and authority in Libya to three. On Friday prime minister-designate Fayez Serraj made his first public appearance in Tripoli at Read more
The Prime Minister-designate of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Serraj together with six deputies arrived in Tripoli on Wednesday onboard a ship coming from Tunisia. Western countries quickly declared their support to this government and UN special Read more
Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell of the Tripoli-based government warned the Tunisia-based Government of National Accord (GNA) formed under the U.N-backed Libya Political Agreement not to attempt entering Tripoli as a “government” because they would be arrested. He said they could 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
The UN-brokered peace deal inked Thursday in Morocco by representatives of Libyan warring factions has put the North African nation in the spotlight, commending its role as peace facilitator. “We would like to express our gratitude to the Kingdom of Read more