Local News: Political News
Norland announces his retirement from the diplomatic service at the end of May.
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Tripoli, May 5, 2025 (LANA) - US Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, announced today, Monday, his retirement from the diplomatic corps at the end of May. "After nearly 45 years in the Foreign Service, including six years as U.S. Ambassador to Libya, first as Special Envoy to Libya, and later as Special Representative for Libya, I have completed my service and will retire from the Foreign Service at the end of May," Norland tweeted.Norland expressed his gratitude to all the Libyan officials and citizens I had... Read more
The National Unity Government condemns the leaked footage showing MP Ibrahim Al-Darsi in humiliating detention conditions, and calls for an international investigation.
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Tripoli, May 5, 2025 (LANA) - The Government of National Unity condemned the leaked videos showing MP Ibrahim al-Darsi in humiliating detention conditions, considering the incident a crime that warrants an urgent international investigation.A government statement issued on Monday denounced what it described as the silence of the House of Representatives regarding the incident, considering this an abandonment of its political and moral duty....)...... Read more
The Arab Parliamentary Union affirms its support for the Libyan people's demands for elections as soon as possible.
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Tripoli, May 5, 2025 (LANA) – The 38th Conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union affirmed its support for the Libyan people's demands to hold elections as soon as possible, contributing to Libya's stability within the framework of a Libyan-Libyan dialogue, free from foreign interference.This came in the closing statement issued by the conference, which was held in Algiers, with the participation of a delegation from the House of Representatives, headed by the First Deputy Speaker of the House, Fawzi al.... Read more
Widespread anticipation in Libya for the Advisory Committee's recommendations on the electoral framework.
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Tripoli, May 5, 2025 (LANA) - Libyans and the political community in Libya are eagerly awaiting the release of the final report of the advisory committee formed by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), amidst widespread anticipation of a real breakthrough in the faltering political process.The anticipated report represents a pivotal milestone in the path of international and local efforts, as it is expected to advance the political process toward stability, end the state of division, and restore state... Read more
The House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee stresses the need to reform the status of diplomatic missions abroad to reduce public spending.
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Benghazi, May 5, 2025 (LANA) - The head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Youssef Al-Aqouri, stressed the need to reform the status of diplomatic missions abroad by reviewing the number of diplomatic missions and the number of staff working in those missions, and evaluating their competence.Al-Aqouri stated that the enormous expenditures of the country's foreign affairs sector, as well as the mechanisms for sending people to work in diplomatic missions abroad, have become without diplomatic... Read more
