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There are main obstacles to peace in Libya, even when the brand new unity authorities had raised hopes within the war-torn nation, analysts mentioned. Hundreds of international mercenaries are nonetheless in place, political factions stay deeply divided and the promise of elections in December appears to be slipping away. "The honeymoon of Libya's GNU (Authorities of Nationwide Unity) is now too lengthy gone," mentioned analyst Emadeddin Badi. After a dismal, year-long battle for the western capital…

On Tuesday, the UN Particular Envoy for Libya submitted a draft proposal clarifying the constitutional foundation for the forthcoming elections, that are anticipated to be held in December, to the Libyan Political Dialogue Discussion board (LPDF). The draft proposal was finalized in latest days by the LPDF's authorized committee following their assembly within the Tunisian capital from April 7-9, the UN Assist Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) mentioned in a press release. "Particular Envoy (Jan) Kubis thanks…

Libya's newly shaped 5 + 5 Joint Army Fee held a gathering on Tuesday within the coastal metropolis of Sirte to focus on safety points. The top of Libya's presidential council, Mohammad Younes Menfi, and the UN particular envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis, took half within the dialogue. Representatives from the fighters mentioned the opening of the coastal highway alongside the north of the nation and the alien of overseas mercenaries, the presidential council stated in a press release after the assembly.…

Stopping oil production at a Libyan eastern terminal and more imminent closures of oil facilities in the war-torn country following a budget conflict raised eyebrows at the UN. On Monday, Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said it had suspended crude oil production and exports from the port of Marsa al-Hariga, citing Libya's central bank's refusal to disburse money set aside for the oil sector for several months. "Continuous oil production and the maintenance of the NOC's independence and…

The United Nations, the European Union, the Arab League and the African Union on Tuesday demanded that all foreign forces and mercenaries leave Libya immediately, as the country seeks to restore order and go to the polls. In a statement following a video conference by its leaders, the so-called "Libya Quartet" demanded "full compliance with the arms embargo and the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from all of Libya's territory." The highly violated arms…

The United Nations, the European Union, the Arab League and the African Union on Tuesday demanded that all foreign forces and mercenaries leave Libya immediately, as the country seeks to restore order and go to the polls. In a statement following a video conference by its leaders, the so-called "Libya Quartet" demanded "full compliance with the arms embargo and the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all foreign forces and mercenaries from all of Libya's territory." The highly violated arms…

The Libyan government on Saturday welcomed a recent decision by the UN Security Council to deploy international teams to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire agreement signed in October last year in the conflict-torn country. The Interim Government of National Unity (GNU) called on the Council to help get mercenaries out of the oil-rich country, as it approaches the December elections after a decade of fighting and upheaval. The UN Security Council unanimously approved Secretary-General Antonio Guterre's recent…

The UN Security Council is voting on a draft resolution calling on all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and authorizing a small UN team to monitor last October's ceasefire order ordering their departure. The results of the e-mail vote on the proposed resolution - due to COVID-19 - are expected to be announced on Friday. The UK draft resolution would approve Secretary - General Antonio Guterre's proposal on the composition and operational aspects of ceasefire monitoring set out in a letter…

Every year, thousands of migrants make dangerous boat trips to war-torn Yemen, many with the aim of traveling overland to the Gulf countries in search of work. But recently, many migrants have called for it to stop, forcing a protracted and often dangerous flow out of the Horn of Africa at sea and then north through Yemen to the Gulf states for work. Their hopes for a better future have been thwarted by coronavirus restrictions and security conditions, leaving them in a country where millions are…

Nearly one million people are facing severe hunger in northern Mozambique, where hundreds of thousands have fled aggravated extremist violence, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Tuesday. Daesh-linked insurgents last month attacked Palma, a city in the northernmost province of Cabo Delgado next to major gas projects under development by companies including Total and Exxon. The World Food Program (WFP) said in a survey in Geneva that 950,000 people are now hungry in Mozambique. It appeals…