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Benghazi – International attempts to end the chaos in Libya has taken a step forward on Monday a new government of national unity was proposed to lawmakers. A tip UN-backed rival Libyan factions announced the formation of the revised cabinet Sunday night, after a previous government was defeated last month …

Tripoli – Efforts to form a unity government of Libya are stumbling over the defense portfolio, an official said Wednesday that the internationally recognized parliament established a new period of one line-up. Libya has been in chaos since the ouster in 2011 of long-serving dictator Muammar Gaddafi, with two rival …

Tripoli – Libya presidential council said Monday that he needs another week to form a national unity government after the internationally recognized country’s Parliament rejected an initial line-up. The council, chaired by the Prime Minister-designate Fayez al-Sarraj was due to submit the names Wednesday of a new unity government for …

The European Union (EU) is to partner with the newly formed Libyan government to fight the Islamic State (IS) in Libya, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini announced on Friday. “The best condition to fight against Daesh (Islamic State) in Libya is to count on the government of National Accord …

The Tunisian government has decided to lift the night curfew imposed on January 22 on the territory following an unprecedented wave of social protest since the 2011 revolution, thus acknowledging the return to calm in the country observed for one week .

Brussels – The European Union is urging Libya’s factions to support a broad-based unity government or face the prospect of more chaos. Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said Wednesday the EU hopes “Libyan decision-makers will realize that there is no alternative to a unity government”.

Strasbourg – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari urged the international community on Wednesday to help end the turmoil in Libya, warning that it was creating a “strategic time bomb” for Africa and Europe. In a speech to the European Parliament, Buhari said the situation in lawless southern Libya was particularly alarming …

Algeria yesterday called for the formation of the Libyan national unity government to be accelerated, given the “very important because of the unsafe at all levels in the country,” the Anadolu Agency reported. Following a meeting with the UN envoy for Libya Martin Kobler, Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, the …

Washington – US President Barack Obama has asked key advisors to draw up options for ratcheting up the fight against the Islamic State group, including opening a new front in Libya. Eighteen months after a US-led coalition began airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, multiple administration sources said on …

London – British, French and US military personnel have travelled to Libya to identify potential targets for airstrikes against Islamic States (ISIS) forces, the Sunday Times reported. Six British air force officers joined intelligence officers, diplomats and US and French military personnel on a reconnaissance mission near the coastal city …