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UNSMIL has welcomed in a statement the positive response by the Libyan parties to the humanitarian  truce during Eid Al-Adha and the palpable reduction of violence in the Tripoli area. "On 9 August, the Government of National Accord…

The High Council of State (HCS) has condemned "blatant intervention by Egypt in Libya" after it had claimed that the only legitimate elected body in the country us the House of Representatives and that it is the only one that can devise a…

The agreed upon humanitarian truce started on Saturday afternoon after a late approval by Khalifa Haftar and his forces, following the Friday consent announcement by the Government of National Accord's Presidential Council. However, the…

The governments of France, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the announcement of a truce in Libya on the occasion of Eid el-Adha in response to the Special Representative of the UN…

The UN envoy in Libya Ghassan Salame condemned in the strongest possible terms the explosion that took place Saturday, 10 August, in front of a shopping mall in the eastern city of Benghazi, which resulted in a number of civilian…

A car bomb exploded in Hawari in Benghazi on Saturday afternoon targeting a convoy for the UN mission in Libya. Medical sources told local media that four UNSMIL staffers had been injured in the car bombing in Hawari.The sources…

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 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…

Tunisian dancer, Nermine Sfar, has announced her intention to stand for president, unveiling a controversial electoral programme for the country’s polls due on September 15.The 21-year-old artist, known for her risque shows, has said…

The deputy head of UNSMIL for Political Affairs Stephanie Williams met Wednesday with the deputy head of the Libyan Presidential Council Ahmed Meitig to discuss recent developments in Libya.UNSMIL said on its Twitter account that the…