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Eleven years after the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gaddafi, Libya's transition process continues as Libyans find themselves with two prime ministers, a situation that threatens to unleash a new power struggle in the war-torn nation. Just weeks after national elections scheduled for December 24 were postponed indefinitely, the East-based parliament voted to appoint the influential former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha to replace the Provisional Unity Government. Incumbent Prime Minister Abdul Hamid…

Libya's western-based upper house on Saturday defended a decision by lawmakers in the country's east to appoint a new prime minister as institutional chaos prevails. The High Council of State (HCS) - a Tripoli-based body equivalent to a senate - usually competes with the House of Representatives (HoR), based in the eastern city of Tobruk. The HoR this week "unanimously" approved former Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha to lead the government, a move that left Libya with two prime ministers and…

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday called for elections to be held in Libya as soon as possible after the country found itself with two competing prime ministers, which raises the specter of renewed violence. The Secretary-General reminded "all institutions of the primary objective of holding national elections as soon as possible", in a statement saying that he "notes" the name of the Libyan Parliament on a new Prime Minister. The UN chief's statement did not name either Libya's interim prime…

On Tuesday, UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubis and international partners called on Libyan actors to "quickly establish the constitutional basis for elections" planned to be held in December as part of the war-torn country's path towards a political solution. The UN called on all Libyan actors, in particular members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) convened in Switzerland, to make progress in their commitments to facilitate the conduct of the national elections by developing a consensus…

UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubis said that progress towards a political solution to the North African country's decadelong conflict had stalled as the Libyan army had accused militias loyal to Putist General Khalifa Haftar of killing one person. The spokesman for the army unit Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations, General Abdulhadi Dirah, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that the 77th Division of the pro-Haftar forces killed Mohammed Juma in Jufra. The current situation is tense in Jufra, and residents have begun…

Turkish parts who're legitimately in Libya on the official invitation of the federal government and Russia's Wagner's mercenary group that has supported a warlord can't be thought-about equal, safety sources say. "It doesn't matter the platform, provided that the 2 sides (Wagner's mercenaries and Turkish forces) should not equal," the sources informed the Each day Sabah. Just lately, some media and studies have in contrast Turkish forces on the bottom in Libya with the unlawful mercenaries from the…

Armed militias briefly took over a resort within the Libyan capital Tripoli that serves because the headquarters of the interim authorities, officers mentioned on Saturday, suggesting that underlying tensions stay within the war-torn nation that has entered right into a political course of. Friday's growth got here after the three members of the presidential council earlier this week appointed a brand new head of the intelligence service, Libya's model of the CIA. The militia, which controls Tripoli,…

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah suspended a planned visit to eastern Benghazi province after Putis General Khalifa Haftar's militia prevented a government-protected plane and protocol staff from landing. Sources on the ground said the incident underscores the continued friction between the competing camps. Sources told the Daily Sabah that by blocking the prime minister's visit to their stronghold, the Haftar militia clearly showed that the warlord did not support Dbeibah, contrary…

Rival militias loyal to putschist general Khalifa Haftar collided on Thursday in the coastal town of Sirte for unknown reasons, military sources said. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in clashes between militants from the Kaniyat Brigade, the 166th Brigade and the Versefane Brigade in Sirte, General Abdulhadi Dirah, spokesman for the Libyan army's Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Unit, told Anadolu Agency (AA). ). On February 2 this year, a collision between pro-Haftar militias…

France will resume its embassy in the war-torn Libyan capital Tripoli next Monday, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, promising to support the new interim government. Macron met with Mohammed Menfi, head of Libya's three-member presidency council, in Paris. Menfi was elected in February as part of a UN-hosted political process. Menfi and Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah are tasked with guiding the Government of National Unity (GNU) until the national elections scheduled for December…