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President Emmanuel Macron is being urged to freeze suspect assets held by Lebanese officials in France.
Comment: Far from prioritising a democratic transition, US policy in Libya is first and foremost geared towards impressing its own goals and interests on local actors, writes Sami Hamdi.
Diplomats: UN Lebanon envoy to head Libya mission
Diplomats say the former Slovak foreign minister will replace Ghassan Salame in the post, which has been vacant for nearly a year.
UN chief Guterres set to name new Libya envoy
A letter sent to the UN Security Council has named former Slovakian foreign minister Jan Kubis as new UN envoy to Libya
UN: Mladenov turns down offer to lead UN mission
Nickolay Mladenov, who will be stepping down as Middle East peace envoy, has decided not to replace Ghassan Salame as head of ...
Libya talks end without naming govt
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.
UN-led Libya talks enter final day
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The cargo ship Bana docked in Tripoli port on Wednesday, a French military source said.
The death toll from an airstrike in the Libyan capital of Tripoli has reached to 30 people.
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