The Libyan commander of the self-styled army in eastern region, Khalifa Haftar, announced the start of military operations to “liberate” Derna on Monday after his forces clashed with rivals on the outskirts of the eastern city.
The clashes on Monday in Al-Fatayeh district saw the killing of at least 7 of Haftar’s force fighters and the destroying of some military vehicles, according to the spokesman for the Derna Shura Council, Mohammed Al-Mansouri.
Tunisia is hoping to break through barriers with its first local election since its 2011 Arab Spring revolution – a vote that could produce the first female mayor of the capital, the first Jewish official with an Islamist party and new flock of mayors with greater powers.
French ambassador to Libya reaffirmed her government stance with Libya in restoring peace and stability.
The ambassador was briefed by Musrata municipal council the latest developments of the Libyan dossier especailly the political one, and ways to break the political stalemate, mechanism to bring
all Libyan parties, and opportunities to find consensus,and role of UN mission. She underscored the important role of Misrata in finalizing the political process in Libya.
For their part, members of the municipal council underscored the important role of France in striking a balance among the various parties and its role in projecting a full picture to the international community.
EU High Representative Federica Mogherini Thursday met UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salame in Brussels and discussed the current situation in Libya.
They discussed the implementation of the UN’s four-point action plan for Libya, on the political talks, national conference, constitution and elections, that the Special Representative put forward in September 2017, noted a press statement released by Mogherini’s office.
Egypt and the European Union (EU) signed on Monday a Memo of Understanding (MoU) for a new strategic cooperation in energy.
The signing ceremony was attended by Egypt’s Prime Minister Sharif Ismail, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mohammad Shaker, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Tareq Al-Mulla, and EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Miguel Arias Canete, Egypt’s premier office said in a statement.
Three Egyptian troops and 30 suspected militants have been killed as part of an ongoing security operation in the restive Sinai Peninsula last week, according to the Egyptian military on Wednesday.
A military statement said three police officers were killed in clashes with militants during a raid on their hideout in the North Sinai city of Arish.
Rival forces in South Sudan conflict have resumed offensives in Upper Nile region, forcing humanitarian organisations to relocate some members following a surge in violent clashes in Unity, Jonglei and parts of Central Equatoria.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued a statement confirming resumption of the offensives, pointing out that having a devastating impact on thousands of civilians and on humanitarian agencies trying to provide desperately needed assistance to vulnerable people.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday condemned “in the strongest terms” Tuesday’s attack on peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), which left one Rwandan soldier killed and eight others injured.
In a press statement, the Security Council also condemned the violence that followed the launch of a joint operation by the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the CAR (Minusca) and CAR security forces on Sunday, which was aimed at disarming and arresting elements of armed groups in the 3rd district of Bangui, the capital city.
The Algerian Ministry of Defense announced today the discovering of a weapon cache allegedly belonging to terrorists in Tarat town, border with Libya.
The pictures published by the Algerian authorities showed two antitank missiles, two sniper rifles,two Kalashnikov machine guns and munitions, according to Ashrouq newspaper.
During the clearing operations near the border strip, the army destroyed a mobile munitions’ depot, near the neighboring city of Batna.
The Libya’s UN-backed government said Tuesday that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reiterated his support for the political process and efforts to unite the Libyan army.
“On the sidelines of the recent Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia, the Head of the Presidency Council (of the Government) discussed with the Egyptian President, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, bilateral