The UN Security Council has called for an emergency meeting on to discuss the escalation in Libya‘s years-long power struggle, as a number of foreign powers urged restraint. “It is difficult to see Haftar rolling into a place like #Tripoli unless he has cut deals already.” – @el_khawaga via. @Telegraphhttps://t.co/tCwitox5RA — Chatham House (@ChathamHouse) April…
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Libya remains in political deadlock
The UN envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame expressed hope for another attempt to hold an election by June 2019 after he abandoned scheduled one for December this year, but he added that Libyans should first use a national conference early 2019 to decide on the poll’s format. Ambassador expressed himself at margins of the conference taking…
Tripoli in whirlwind of violence
The United States, France, Italy and Britain condemned what they described an escalation of violence in and around the Libyan capital Tripoli, warning that armed groups which undermined Libyan stability would be made accountable. The confrontation resulted in closure of Tripoli airport after some rockets were fired in its direction, a spokesman for the state airline…
Tripoli rejects EU illegal migrants platforms
Tripoli rejects a European Union’s plan to establish migrant centers and it will not be attracted by financial inducements, Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj said. Rejection of Fayez al-Sarraj aborted the Italian proposal to organise reception and identification platforms for migrant processing in Africa as a means of resolve divisions among European governments over how to…
Mogherini inaugurates EU premises in Tripoli
EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini visited Libya today to inaugurate the premises of the European Union Delegation to Libya and the EU Border Assistance Mission in Tripoli, and in view of the Foreign Affairs Council on Monday where the situation in Libya is on the agenda. .@FedericaMog visited Libya today to inaugurate the premises of…
EU continues investing in Tripoli
EU representatives from the EU Delegation to Libya, Operation Sophia and EUBAM met with the President of the Presidency Council, Fayez Al Serraj, and other Libyan officials in Tripoli, notably Deputy Minister of Defence Colonel Ewhida Abdullah Ewhida, the Chief of the Libyan Navy and the Chief of the Libyan Coastguard. EU confirms its engagement…
EU supports one side in Libya’s conflict
The Council adopted conclusions on Libya. The conclusions recognises that recent violence threatens Libya’s stability. The EU believes there is no solution to the Libyan crisis through the use of force. The Council reiterates its firm support to the Libyan Political Agreement and to the Presidency Council and Government of National Accord led by Prime Minister…
South Libya clashes
The clashes and escalation of violence in the south of Libya endanger the political process and put Libyan citizens’ lives at risk. Libya’s unity government in Tripoli has called for “urgent intervention” by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning of a possible “civil war”. For more than a week,…
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