Rival administrations reappear After weeks of manoeuvering since December 24 elections were indefinitely postponed, the House of Representatives in the country’s east on Thursday picked former interior minister and ex-fighter pilot Fathi Bashagha to replace Read More
Libyan elections postponed Yesterday, the High National Elections Commission announced that despite being technically prepared, it was unable to meet the 24 December date set by the political roadmap for national elections. Citing inadequacies in electoral Read More
Haftar’s son visits Israel Last Monday, a private jet – a French-manufactured Dassault Falcon, registration P4-RMA – took off from Dubai and landed at Ben-Gurion Airport. The plane was on the ground for about 90 minutes, Read More
Haftar drops military role Libya’s eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar said Wednesday he was suspending his military activities, a step which could lead to his candidacy in elections later this year. In a statement, Haftar Read More
Haftar could block any political solution Khalifa Haftar’s so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) will not be subordinate to the current Libyan government, the warlord stated Monday. In a speech marking the 81st anniversary of Read More
US holding talks with Libyan government The United States on Tuesday sent its highest-level official to Libya since 2014 in what it called a signal of Washington’s increased focus on efforts to resolve the country’Read More
Qatar backs unity government Qatar has reiterated its support to Libya’s internationally-backed political process, which aims to end 10 years of chaos and “foreign interference” in the North African country. “We support the UN-sponsored political Read More
Libyan parliament approves interim government Libya’s reunited parliament voted on Wednesday to approve an interim government after a decade of chaos and violence, to oversee elections in December as part of a UN-backed peace Read More
Libya’s interim government UN-sponsored talks in Geneva have produced a new interim government for Libya, which aims to hold national elections later this year. It is the first time the country has had a Read More
Interim government finally formed UN-sponsored talks in Geneva have produced a new interim government for Libya, which aims to hold national elections later this year. It is the first time the country has had a Read More
