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Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Friday called on Libyans to unite in order to achieve lasting peace, stability and prosperity. “On this occasion, I call upon all Libyans … to come together in a spirit of compromise for the …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Thursday said 112 illegal migrants were sent from Libya to their country of origin. “Today 112 migrants were able to return their country of origin through the European Union funded Joint Initiative,” the UN agency said in a statement. “The …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Monday said his government is ready to hold general elections in the year 2023. “The Government of National Unity and the National Elections Commission are fully prepared to hold the national elections in Libya,” Dbeibah said during a cabinet meeting. …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat has called on Libya’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities. Faki said in a press statement released that he is deeply concerned with the recent military build-up and the surge of violent clashes …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Political instability will likely persist in Libya as a United Nations-backed transitional phase, outlined in a roadmap for the North African country in 2020, expired this week, Libyan analysts say. The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) facilitated the first round Libyan Political Dialogue …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Tuesday declared a state of force majeure on the eastern port of Brega, after the closure of two oilfields in the past two days. NOC made the decision “because it is impossible to implement its commitments towards the oil …

Libya outages coupled with the ongoing Ukraine crisis deepened fears about tight supplies New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices rose on Monday as reports of outages in Libya intensified concerns over supply risks. The West Texas Intermediate for May delivery added 1.26 U.S. dollars, or 1.2 percent, to settle …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a telephone call on Friday with Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, prime minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, to discuss the latest developments in the country, Guterres’ press office said on Saturday. The secretary-general expressed deep concern at the current severe …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | The Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Libya Stephanie Williams on Sunday urged the Libyan parties to preserve calm on the ground. Williams made her remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah in the capital Tripoli, where they discussed the recent developments …

Tripoli, Libya | Xinhua | An official Moroccan delegation arrived on Saturday to prepare for the reopening of the Moroccan Consulate in Libya after an eight-year closure, the Libyan Foreign Ministry announced. “This important step comes as part of the efforts of the Government of National Unity to support mechanisms of …