Ceasefire

Head of Taghyeer Party in Libya and Special Envoy of GNA head to Maghreb Countries, Guma El-Gamaty states that Aguila Saleh has no chance of becoming a new political leader in the UN-brokered political process.Aguila Saleh is the…

As of last Saturday, the deadline for foreign mercenaries and troops to depart Libyan soil passed with no action taken on the ground by fighters to vacate the country.The presence of foreign fighters in Libya continues to pose a serious…

In a joint statement, the governments of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States welcomed the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum’s (LPDF) vote in favour of the selection mechanism for a new interim executive…

According to sources from the city of Ubari south of Libya, Battalion 117 of Haftar's forces withdrew from the outskirts of the city after negotiations with the council.Sources report that Haftar's forces attempted to take control of a…

Libyan authorities said Sunday that a permanent cease-fire reached during talks last week in Geneva would not affect military deals with Turkey and they would continue cooperation with Ankara.Libya’s Defense Ministry and High Council of…

Khalifa Haftar's forces on Sunday rejected a ceasefire proposal by the United Nations-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives based in Tobruk as a “deception,” claiming that the GNA was preparing to…

Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord announced a ceasefire across the country on Friday and called for demilitarising the contested strategic city of Sirte.The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) also…

The United States said in a statement on Saturday that it joins the UN Support Mission in Libya in welcoming the decision of Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj to endorse an immediate humanitarian…

After what has reportedly been weeks of diplomatic negotiation, the UN Security Council passed a resolution on Wednesday aimed at stemming rising violence across Libya, demanding the warring parties commit to “a lasting ceasefire”…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame accused foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of commitments made at an international summit in Berlin this month.Speaking before the UN Security Council,…

Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of ceasefire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for…

Khalifa Haftar has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday.Haftar had asked for until Tuesday morning to make…

The leaders of Libya's two warring sides have arrived in Moscow for talks, a day after a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey came into force.The development on Monday came amid reports that Fayez al-Sarraj, the chief of the…

Khalifa Haftar's spokesman has announced they accept a ceasefire in Tripoli starting midnight January 12 provided that GNA forces also commit to it.

Libya’s internationally recognised Government  of National  Accord has accepted a United Nations proposal for a ceasefire during the Eid al-Adha holiday, a statement said on Friday.The U.N. mission in Libya (UNSMIL) earlier on Friday…

The Government of National Accord (GNA) welcomed "the return of calm" after the battle for power between militias left at least 117 dead and more than 400 injured since it broke out in the capital's southern suburbs on August 27,…

A ceasefire has been reached between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital for more than a week, the United Nations said on Tuesday, but it was unclear how it would be implemented.“A ceasefire agreement was reached +…

The death toll from more than a week of fighting between armed groups in Tripoli has climbed to at least 61 people, including civilians, Libyan authorities said Tuesday, as the U.N. expressed alarm over the fate of detained migrants and…