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European Union Discusses Ways to Monitor Libyan Borders

The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) discussed with military officials in the country ways to secure the borders. Head of the EUBAM Natalina Cea said she discussed joint cooperation in monitoring and securing the border. Illegal migration and organized crime are challenges across Libya’s vast borders.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 30, 2023

UN Mission Welcomes Libya’s ‘Morocco Agreement’, Dbeibah Rejects it

The declaration of an agreement in Morocco between head of Libya’s High Council of State Khaled al-Mishri and east-based parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh over the sovereign posts and the formation of a unified government sparked a heated dispute between head of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 23, 2022

Egypt Exits Arab League Meeting, Opposing Libyan Minister

Egypt’s foreign minister withdrew Tuesday from an Arab League session chaired by the chief diplomat of one of Libya’s two rival governments. The move was an apparent protest against her representing Libya at the pan-Arab summit. Egypt supports her administration’s rival. The seats of the Egyptian delegation were seen empty…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 6, 2022

Deadly clashes in Libya's capital spark fears of new civil war

Clashes between backers of Libya's rival governments killed at least 32 people, the health ministry said Sunday in a new toll, after a battle that sparked fears of a major new conflict.

France 24 · Aug 27, 2022

Tripoli factions on edge as Libya stalemate festers

A sudden shootout between factions in the Libyan capital this month provided a vivid demonstration of how a political stalemate could trigger fighting between rival groups and end two years of comparative peace.

Reuters · Jun 22, 2022

Clashes Rock Tripoli as Libyan Rivals Fight in Capital

Clashes erupted in Libya's capital on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take control of government from a rival administration that has refused to cede power. Bashagha entered Tripoli overnight after two months of stalemate between Libya's rival administrations, but withdrew hours later as fighting rocked…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 17, 2022

Libya: Bashagha to Hold First Cabinet Meeting in Sebha on Thursday

Libya's parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, will hold a first meeting of his cabinet in the southern city of Sebha on Thursday, his spokesman said on Wednesday. The eastern-based parliament appointed Bashagha in March but the sitting prime minister, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, refused to cede power leading to a prolonged standoff…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2022

UN Libya Adviser Seeks Joint Committee on Constitution

The United Nations Libya adviser Stephanie Williams said on Friday she had invited the parliament and High State Council to each nominate six members for a joint committee on Libya's constitutional arrangements. Libya's political process fell apart in December with the collapse of a scheduled election, with major factions and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2022