UN-backed Libya talks fail to reach consensus on elections
LPDF discusses constitutional basis for elections but fails to reach agreement after five days of talks.
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LPDF discusses constitutional basis for elections but fails to reach agreement after five days of talks.
Qatar reiterates support for Libya’s UN-backed political process Al Jazeera English © Libya's interim unity government came into being in March - replacing two rival administrations, one... Libya's interim unity government came into being in March - replacing two rival administrations, one based in the capital Tripoli and the other in the country's east - to lead the country to elections in December [Mahmud Turkia/AFP] Qatar has reiterated its support to Libya’s internationally-backed political process, which aims to end 10 years of chaos and “foreign interference” ...
Qatar has reiterated its support to Libya’s internationally-backed political process, which aims to end 10 years of chaos and “foreign interference” in the North African country. “We support the UN-sponsored political process in the hope that it preserves the territorial integrity of Libya and prevents foreign interference in its affairs,” Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on a visit to the Libyan capital on Sunday. “Our exchanges were fruitful, in particular on support for the transition process in Libya … Qatar’s position is firm,” he to...
This Week Around the World share March 28 Makassar, Indonesia: At least 20 people were wounded when two suicide bombers detonated outside of a packed Catholic cathedral on Palm Sunday, according to AP News. Police announced late Sunday they believed one of the attackers was associated with Jemaah Anshorut Daulah or J.A.D., the extremist group accused of carrying out other bombings in 2019 and multiple church attacks in 2018. “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack that took place at Makassar Church in Makassar,” stat...
Libya’s new interim government has been sworn in to lead the war-torn North African nation until elections later this year. Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, selected at UN-sponsored talks in February alongside an interim three-member presidency council, was sworn in before the House of Representatives in the eastern city of Tobruk. The North African nation descended into chaos after leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled and killed in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, resulting in rival administrations vying for power. A United Nations-supervised process is aimed at uniting the country, buildi...