UNSMIL

Hadi stresses need for resuming fighting until victory

Aden - Abdel Ghani Yahia

Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said the military operations will not stop until all the Yemeni territories are liberated from Houthi rebel militants. In a meeting with ambassadors of the G19 supporting Yemen, attended by GCC Secretary-General Abdulatif al-Zayani, Hadi said no dialogue or consultations can be held unless they are based on the three relevant terms of reference, whichRead more

Libyan army commander faces increasing pressures

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

The UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has rejected yesterday’s decision by the House of Representatives to appoint Mohamed Al-Shukry as governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL). It says that it contravenes Article 15 of the Libyan Political Agreement. This says that “the House of Representatives shall consult with the State Council” in order to reach a consensus on appointmentsRead more

Libyan conflicting parties return to negotiating table

Tripoli - Fatima Saadawy

Following the resumption of the UNSMIL-brokered negotiations in Tunis on Thursday between the dialogue committees of the House of Representatives (HoR) and the State Council (SC), the two sides are reported to have agreed to set up subcommittees to focus on each of the main issues of contention in the moves to amend the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA). Three subcommitteesRead more

Sarraj stresses country does not tolerate more conflicts

Tripoli - Fatima Al Saadawy

UNSMIL has produced a surprisingly bullish summary of today’s resumed Joint Drafting Committee talks in Tunis, saying there were only a few remaining gaps to be filled before agreement could be reached. On Monday evening the House of Representatives (HoR) delegation said itwas withdrawing from the process accusing the State Council (SC) of obstruction and bad faith. UNSMIL chief GhassanRead more

Libya’s National Congress rules out new UN envoy’s plan success

Tripoli - Fatima Saadawy

The roadmap proposed by UN Sec-Gen Special Representative and Head of UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame will not succeed in solving the Libyan political crisis, according to a prominent official of the Libyan National Congress. In its first announced stance, official spokesman of the LNC Omar Hmeidan said that sadly Salame’s plan doesn’t take into consideration theRead more

Libya's stability depends on international community further

New York - Musimchronicle

Ghassan Salame, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, UNSMIL, has said that Libya's future prosperity and stability depends on the international community further strengthening and unifying its efforts on behalf of the whole country. Addressing the Security Council for the first time since he took up the post last month, Mr.Read more

UN envoy sees 2017 as "year of decision" for Libyans in peace efforts

United Nations - ArabToday

UN Libya envoy Martin Kobler on Wednesday urged the Libyans to make 2017 "the year of decisions" and political breakthrough in implementing a political accord signed more than a year ago. "We are beginning to see an emerging consensus among parties. 2017 must be a year of decisions and political breakthrough," Martin Kobler, the UN secretary-general's special representative andRead more

Tunis hosts meeting to support formation of Libyan presidential guard

Tunis - Arab Today

A meeting to support the formation of a Libyan presidential guard authority was held in Tunis Tuesday, with Egypt taking part. The meeting had been called for by the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which is based in Tunis. Speaking during the meeting was UN envoy to Libya Martin Kobler. He told participants that a plan to form aRead more

Int'l tripartite meeting on Libyan crisis under Abul Gheit

Cairo - Arab Today

A tripartite meeting on the Libyan crisis was held at the Arab League's premises on Tuesday under AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit, former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Martin Kobler, the Special Representative of the UN secretary general and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL). The meeting aims at coordinating Arab, African and UN efforts toRead more