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Eastern Libyan military commanders urge closure of road to west

Military commanders in eastern Libya said on Saturday they had suspended participation in a U.N.-backed joint military council, accusing the Tripoli-based government of failing to hand power to a new cabinet and calling for the road west to be closed.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2022

Turkey Stresses it Will Keep its Military Presence in Libya's Tripoli

Turkey said it will maintain its military presence in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Turkey's Anadolu state news agency published pictures on Sunday showing Turkish soldiers eating “the first Suhoor meal” (the pre-dawn meal before the day’s fast) in Tripoli. The forces were initially deployed in Libya as part of a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 4, 2022

Libya's Bashagha says he will enter Tripoli peacefully within days

Libya's Fathi Bashagha, who was appointed prime minister by the eastern-based parliament this month, expects to take over government in Tripoli in the coming days without using force, he told Reuters, amid a weeks-long standoff between rival factions.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

US Mediates between Libya's Dbeibah, Bashagha

US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland kicked off public and official mediation efforts between Premier Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha. However, Norland did not indicate which government was recognized by the US administration. Norland spoke over the phone with both Dbeibah and Bashagha urging them to consider ways…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 7, 2022

Tripoli tense amid standoff between Libya's two rival governments

(The story is refiled to correct the image to Tripoli, Libya from Tripoli, Lebanon)

Reuters · Mar 5, 2022

Libya ministers released as political factions jostle for power

Libya's new parliament-backed government said on Friday that an armed group linked to rival authorities had released two of its ministers held against their will, but tensions remained high between political factions.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2022

UN official urges Libyans to work towards elections

The U.N.’s top official for Libya has urged the country’s divided factions to refrain from violence and agree on a framework for the future

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 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

Libyan parliament swears in new PM as crisis deepens

Fathi Bashagha is sworn in as the divide between Tobruk and Tripoli threatens to plunge Libya into a new conflict.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2022

Libya crisis worsens as rival government takes oath

A standoff between two rival governments in Libya worsened on Thursday with the risk of fighting or territorial division as the parliament in the east swore in a new administration while the incumbent in Tripoli refused to cede power.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022