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Angry protests against feuding leaders grip Libyan cities

(This July 1 story refiles to fix garbled byline)

Reuters

UN: Libya Rival Officials Fail to Agree on Election Criteria

After two days of UN-mediated talks in Geneva, two senior Libyan officials from the country's rival camps failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for national elections, the United Nations envoy to Libya said Thursday. According to Stephanie Williams, the UN special adviser on Libya, the influential speaker…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: Libya rival officials fail to agree on election criteria

The U.N. envoy to Libya says two officials from the country's rival camps failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for elections after U.N.-mediated talks in Geneva this week

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Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

Libya talks in Geneva ended on Thursday without making enough progress to move towards elections, the United Nations Libya adviser Stephanie Williams said in a statement.

Reuters

Charity says 30 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libya

An international charity says a flimsy rubber boat collapsed and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya’s coast, leaving at least 30 people including women and children missing and feared dead

The Independent UK

Twenty people found dead in Libyan desert

Bodies found about two weeks after group died, presumably due to thirst.

Al Jazeera

Bodies of 20 migrants found in Libyan desert two weeks after last contact

The bodies of 20 migrants who got lost in the Libyan desert near Chad have been found, the ambulance service said on Wednesday, showing pictures of them lying around a black pick up truck on the sand.

Reuters

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Rival Libyan officials hold UN-led election talks in Switzerland

Talks will focus on draft constitutional framework for elections after they failed to reach an agreement previously.

Al Jazeera

Rival Libya leaders meet in Geneva in bid to salvage elections

The heads of Libya's two rival legislative chambers met in Geneva on Tuesday for negotiations aimed at restoring a U.N.-led election process that fell apart last December.

Reuters

Rival Libya Leaders Meet in Geneva in Bid to Salvage Elections

The heads of Libya's two rival legislative chambers met in Geneva on Tuesday for negotiations aimed at restoring a UN-led election process that fell apart last December. Agreement on national elections would represent a big step towards stopping another bout of warfare and helping to end a decade of chaos…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Urges Libya’s Rivals to Agree on Elections This Week

The UN political chief urged Libya’s rival factions on Monday to agree on measures governing the transition to elections during talks in Geneva later this week, expressing hope this will lead to long-awaited voting "at the earliest possible date." Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council that during talks in…

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Regrettable that still no agreement on Constitutional basis for holding elections in Libya: India

Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations said at the Security Council briefing and consultations on Libya that New Delhi notes with concern that the progress seen after the signing of the Ceasefire Agreement is not only in danger of coming to a halt, but there are also…

The Hindu

Libya’s Presidential Council to Intervene if Geneva Talks Fail

Head of Libya’s Presidential Council will intervene to determine the legal framework for the country’s electoral process if the meeting of the leaders of the House of Representatives (HoR) and High Council of State (HoS) in Geneva failed. The chairman, Mohamed al-Menfi, said during his meeting in Tripoli with tribal…

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In Gaddafi's hometown, little hope for Libya's future

The people living in the ruins of Sirte's 600 Block district have waited years for help removing rubble and rebuilding homes damaged by warfare, but despite a new Libyan government making the city its headquarters, they have little hope of change.

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West Urges Libyan Leaders to Agree on Pathway to Elections

The United States, France, Germany, Italy and Great Britain urged Libyan political leaders to negotiate constructively to end an impasse and agree on a pathway to elections, a joint statement released by the US State Department said on Friday. “We welcome the degree of consensus reached so far towards agreement…

Daily Mirror

'I've saved people who watched their relatives drown - speedboats can only go so fast'

Brendan, a volunteer with the German Sea-Watch organisation, has spoken about the heartbreaking scenes he has witnessed in an attempt to raise awareness

Reuters

Libya legislative heads to tackle election standoff in meeting

The leaders of Libya's two legislative chambers will meet in Geneva next week for last-ditch talks on a constitutional basis for elections, the United Nations said on Thursday, but analysts see little prospect of a breakthrough.

Al Jazeera

Despairing teen refugee found hanged in Libya detention centre

Asylum seekers at Ain Zara detention centre say Mohamed Abdel Aziz hanged himself, highlighting refugees’ plight.

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Tripoli Factions on Edge as Libya Stalemate Festers

A sudden shootout between factions in the Libyan capital this month provided a vivid demonstration of how a political stalemate could trigger fighting between rival groups and end two years of comparative peace. Much of Libya has for years been dominated by armed forces that control territory and vie for…

Reuters

Tripoli factions on edge as Libya stalemate festers

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Libya’s Bashagha Says He Supports Removal of Foreign Fighters

Libya's parliament-appointed Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said on Wednesday his government supported removing all foreign forces and mercenaries from Libya, guided by a committee set up to safeguard a ceasefire after the 2014-2020 conflict. In an interview with Reuters in London, where Bashagha is trying to drum up support for…

Reuters

Libya's Bashagha says he supports removal of foreign fighters

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Turkey Again Extends Mandate for Troop Deployment in Libya

Turkey’s parliament on Tuesday extended for another 18 months a mandate that allows the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya. The mandate was renewed with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies which hold a majority in parliament. An opposition party also voted in…

Al Jazeera

UN says Libya rival factions fail to reach deal in election talks

The final round of talks in Egypt concluded without a breakthrough, UN special adviser on Libya Stephanie Williams said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Says Libya’s Rivals Fail to Reach Deal in Election Talks

Rival Libyan factions failed to reach an agreement after wrapping up a third round of UN-mediated talks in Egypt, the United Nations said Monday, further complicating international efforts to find a way out of the country’s decade-old chaos. According to the UN special adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, lawmakers from…

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