Military leaders from Libya's warring sides met Monday in Geneva in hopes of a U.N.-brokered breakthrough that could pave the way for a "complete and permanent cease-fire" in the conflict-ridden North African country.
The meeting that began Monday (...)
A year ago, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets protesting taxes and a rapidly deteriorating economic crisis. A spontaneous and hopeful nationwide movement was born, denouncing an entire political establishment that had for decades (...)
Maintaining the current situation on the ground in Libya, as per the declared lines, is the main goal in pursuit of a comprehensive solution to restore stability in the oil-rich country, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi told the Jordanian (...)
Since early September, diplomatic talks on Libya gained momentum, which encouraged local rivals to return to the negotiating table under the auspices of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which sponsored at least five meetings between 6 (...)
Two weeks after Egypt hosted Libyan peace talks in the framework of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Hurghada, Cairo this week played host to rival Libyan factions as they discussed the constitutional components of the political track ahead of (...)
Head of the UN support mission in Libya and UN chief's acting special representative Stephanie Williams announced on Sunday that Tunisia will host “ intra' Libyan political and military talks” in early November.
Williams said talks will be based on (...)
A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in "appalling"' conditions after abducting them almost two weeks ago, an aid group said on Saturday.
Masked militiamen abducted the migrants on Sept. 28 from (...)
Egypt is playing a key role in preparation for the anticipated comprehensive talks on Libya, scheduled for October in Geneva, based on the outcomes of the Berlin Conference.
For months, Egypt has been hosting preliminary Libyan meetings, the last (...)
On Monday, the UN relaunched the Berlin Process for a comprehensive settlement to the Libyan crisis, picking up efforts that began at a world summit on 19 January in the German capital. The Berlin track faltered due to developments on the ground in (...)
The U.N. chief on Monday urged world powers and others with interests in Libya's long-running civil war to keep working toward a lasting cease-fire between its rival governments, warning that the country's very future ``is at (...)
The United Nations says talks between Libyan rivals in Egypt have concluded with preliminary agreements to exchange prisoners and open up air and land transit across the country's divided territory.
The face-to-face military talks, which started (...)
As the North African country of Libya heads into another day of extensive electricity outages, living conditions worsen and this time it's not only because of the conflict. Covid-19 is also taking a large bite out of what's left of Libya.
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Continuing its efforts to advance peace in Libya, Egypt hosted talks in the framework of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission on Monday in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. The meeting is a crucial step in the preparatory talks for the comprehensive (...)
Libyan rivals on Monday restarted military and security talks, aiming to reach a settlement that could help end the country's years-long conflict, the United Nations said.
The UN support mission in Libya said in a brief statement that military and (...)
Cypriot authorities pushed back 200 migrants and refugees arriving from Lebanon aboard boats earlier this month, ignoring their claims for asylum while in some instances using violence and coercive tactics, a human rights watchdog said on Tuesday. (...)
Six years ago the Turkish lira was worth more than six Egyptian pounds. The exchange rate was undoubtedly a factor in attracting a large number of Turkish tourists to Egypt despite the sparks flying back and forth between Cairo and Ankara. Today, (...)
Many problems confront efforts towards a comprehensive settlement of the Libyan crisis, even though the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced it will restart the “Berlin Process” as soon as possible, and that with Germany it will sponsor a (...)
The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar and the head of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Saleh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian officials, Al-Arabiya News reported.
According to sources that spoke (...)
The latest developments in the Libyan crisis, from the outcome of the meeting between Libyan stakeholders in Montreux on 7-9 September to Government of National Accord (GNA) leader Fayez Al-Sarraj's sudden decision to step down at the end of (...)
Libyan officials said Saturday that the leader of the U.N.-supported government would not support a deal with his primary rival in the country's civil war to lift a months-long blockade on its vital oil trade.
According to an official at his office, (...)
Regardless of political differences, Egypt and Turkey should communicate, said Yasin Aktay, advisor to the chairman of the Turkish Justice and Development Party and Recep Tayyip Erdogan's strongman. Aktay's controversial statement juxtaposes (...)
Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry told a conference in Athens on Wednesday that “absolute” adherence to international law is an essential prerequisite for regional relations, calling for pursuing political solutions in the Eastern (...)
The Tripoli-based UN- recognised Government of National Accord's (GNA) Premier Fayez Al-Sarraj announce his resignation in a televised speech to the Libyan people from the capital, Tripoli late on Wednesday.
Al-Sarraj said he wants to hand over (...)
The UN migration agency said Tuesday that a boat carrying migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, leaving at least two dozen people drowned or missing and presumed dead, the latest shipwreck off the North African (...)
The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord's (GNA) Premier Fayez Al-Sarraj plans to resign—expectedly by the end of this week—ahead of October's inter-Libyan talks in Geneva, officials "familiar with his thinking" told Bloomberg on (...)
