Libya
Egypt security delegation in Libya capital for rare visit
Interior minister for the UN-recognised GNA, Fathi Bachagha, held 'a high-level meeting' with the Egyptian delegation, which included the deputy intelligence...
Turkey's defence minister Hulusi Akar's comments come days after Khalifa Haftar said his forces would ‘prepare to drive out the occupier by faith, will, and weapons,’ referring to Turkish troops operating in support of Libya's Government of National Accord.
The fate of the other passengers, their nationalities and point of departure were as yet unknown.
Libya has been wracked by violence and chaos since the toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
Since the 2011 Nato-backed uprising that toppled the veteran dictator, Libya has been riven by conflict, with multiple militias filling the power vacuum and civilian authorities struggling to impose their authority.
Libya has been gripped by chaos and violence since the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a NATO-backed popular uprising.
Ramaphosa said the ceasefire agreement, is an enforcement and observation of a critical first step to creating conducive conditions.
The UN hopes the agreement will give fresh impetus to political and economic talks taking place in a parallel process.
Neighbouring Tunisia is set to host talks in early November including representatives of civil society, tribesmen, political leaders, and members of bodies representing both administrations.
Egypt, alongside the United Arab Emirates and Russia, backs ex-Gaddafi general Khalifa Haftar, who abandoned an offensive on the capital last month after Turkey stepped up support for Tripoli.
In a resolution passed late Monday, the legislature in the eastern city of Tobruk authorised 'Egyptian armed forces to intervene to protect the national security of Libya and Egypt if they see an imminent danger to both our countries'.
"UNSMIL notes with horror reports on the discovery of at least eight mass graves in past days, the majority of them in Tarhuna," the UN mission said in a statement on Twitter.
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
On their Facebook page, GNA forces published images of Grad rocket launchers, 10 tanks and armoured vehicles they said they had captured in the cities, which had been controlled by Salafist militias allied with Haftar.
Both the internationally recognised government in Tripoli, in the west, and a rival administration ruling from Benghazi in the east have imposed lockdowns, stopped foreign travel and promised resources for the health service.
When asked Wednesday if UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had put forward Lamamra, a diplomatic source said, 'you're right'.
A near year-long battle for control of Tripoli worsened on Tuesday when the eastern-based Libya National Army (LNA) of Khalifa Haftar shelled the city’s seaport for the first time.
But as leaders travel to Addis Ababa this weekend for the latest summit of the 55-member bloc, organised under the theme "Silencing the Guns", there is little question they are doomed to fall well short of their goal.
Foreign powers had agreed at a 19 January summit in Berlin to shore up a shaky truce in Libya.