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The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame told Reuters Friday that ceasefire talks between Libya’s warring sides are going in the “right direction” while hitting hurdles over violations of an arms embargo and a truce declared last month.…

The UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame has said representatives of the country's rival factions attending talks in Geneva agree in principle to turning a fragile truce into a lasting ceasefire, as he denounced ongoing violations of an arms…

Ghassan Salamé, head of the UN Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, called for greater civilian protection following the incidents, which occurred in three locations in the west."We have said it loud and clear that indiscriminate…

Algeria has called for an immediate ceasefire in Libya, an inter-Libyan solution and an adherence to UN Security Council arms embargo on the country.The remarks came in a meeting in Algeris between the Foreign Minister of Algeria…

The Democratic Party has issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the recent attacks on Murzuq, Tripoli's Mitiga Airport and Misurata Aviation Academy.The party said it finds it rather bewildering that the international…

The Libyan Transportation Ministry's deputy Hesham Boshakwat said the ministry will close the Airport of Zuwara city starting Sunday (August 04, 2019) and thus urged the UN envoy Ghassan Salame and UNSMIL officials to fly via Mitiga Airport…

The United Nations envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame called on Monday for a truce to be declared in Libya during Eid Al-Adha on August 10-14.Briefing the UN Security Council on the latest fighting in Tripoli, Salame warned that an influx of…

After a month of militia clashes that left more than 100 people dead, Libya's UN-backed foreign minister on Friday called for the country's UN political mission to transform into a "security and stability" support role.Mohamed…

The UN envoy for Libya said the country has lurched from one emergency to another in recent weeks and warned that the IS extremist group is expanding its operations and Libya could become a refuge for terrorist groups of all persuasions.…

The UN delegate to Libya has warned that a recent agreement to resume oil production in the conflict-torn country will not hold unless key issues concerning the distribution of wealth and “endemic plundering of resources” are speedily…

The Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame said Friday that the UNMIL will reopen an office in Benghazi for the first time in years. "We are preparing to reopen a UN office in Benghazi and I…

The United States has welcomed the September 20 United Nations (UN) announcement of an action plan to advance political reconciliation in Libya and help the Libyan people achieve lasting peace and security."We applaud the vigorous…