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The United Nations confirmed talks to appoint an executive to help lead Libya out of a decade of conflict ended on Sunday without discussing names.
Hopes for a lasting peace remain unclear as a week of UN-led political talks come to a close.
UN former envoy 'very optimistic' for peace in Libya
The UN's former envoy to Libya expressed high hopes of seeing an end to violence in the war-torn country.
UN reaches deal to name new Libya envoy: diplomats
The UN Security Council will vote on a draft resolution next week, but there has been disagreement between member states over who will be named ...
UN denounces ‘blatant’ violations of Libya arms embargo
The UN envoy for Libya, Stephanie Williams, has condemned violations of the arms embargo imposed on the country, saying that scores of resupply ...
UN's ex-Libya envoy slams 'hypocrisy' of Security Council members
The United Nations' former Libya envoy Ghassan Salame announced his resignation in March, citing health reasons, nearly three years after taking up the post.
US holds up UN envoy on Libya, frustrating Europeans
European diplomats say those responsible for the hold up in selecting a UN envoy for Libya 'carry a very heavy responsibility'.
Libya's Haftar, GNA agree to hold ceasefire talks: UN
Mounting calls from Libyans calling for peace have prompted the two warring sides of the conflict to agree to another round of ceasefire talks, ...
Libya unity govt recaptures two strategic coastal cities
Mohammad al-Gammoudi, a GNA commander said the government seized Sorman and Sabratha after "six hours of fighting with air cover".
UN looks for new Libya envoy after US resistance
Some diplomats believe Egypt and the UAE, who back strongman Khalifa Haftar, pressured Washington to oppose the endorsement of the previous ...
Algerian ex-diplomat eyed as next UN Libya envoy
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reportedly put forward former Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra as the UN envoy to Libya.
Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva
Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday in Geneva amid a continued political deadlock.
UN says Libya peace talks will go ahead
Peace talks between Libya's rival group will go ahead on Wednesday 'as planned', the UN's Libya mission has said.
Libya ceasefire talks to resume in Geneva
After Libya's internationally-recognised government pulled out of Geneva talks after shelling by Khalifa Haftar's forces, a UN spokesman ...
A political solution in Libya seems impossible, what now?
Comment: Although the international players involved in Libya keep publicly affirming that the solution can only be political, many of them keep ...
Libya rival talks end without ceasefire deal
The UN has proposed a second round of negotiations for after talks between representatives of Libya's warring parties in Geneva this week ended with no deal on a ceasefire.
UN reports 'progress' as warring Libya rivals hold talks
The UN's Libya envoy said the two sides were not meeting together but engaged in 'shuttle diplomacy' with separate meetings.
Guterres: UN 'committed' to Palestinian state on pre-1967 lines
Speaking exclusively to The New Arab's Arabic-language sister site, Antonio Guterres said that the UN remained committed to its resolutions ...
Libya rivals agree to turn truce into 'lasting ceasefire'
The UN's Libya envoy said Libya's warring factions have agreed on the principle of turning their shaky truce into a lasting ceasefire.
Turkish vessel spotted escorting 'military shipment' to Libya
The cargo ship Bana docked in Tripoli port on Wednesday, a French military source said.
Will Libya's peace summit improve conditions for migrants?
As hostilities continue in Libya and the conflict becomes more complicated with increasing foreign interference, the situation for migrants and ...
UN urges Libya ceasefire after Berlin summit
It is yet unclear whether a fragile truce between Libyan rivals Fayez al-Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar brokered earlier this month will last.
Cautious optimism as Libya conference kicks off in Germany
Germany is hosting a conference that brings together the most prominent players in Libya’s long-running civil war.
Erdogan warns Europe of terror threat if Tripoli falls
Extremist organisations such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group could gain a fresh foothold in Libya, the Turkish president said.
The death toll from an airstrike in the Libyan capital of Tripoli has reached to 30 people.
Over the past year, the Libya conflict has become increasingly more dangerous.
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