“It is clear no single political entity enjoys legitimate control across the entire country and any effort to impose a unilateral solution will result in violence,” US Embassy in Libya quoted Norland. “Only dialogue and compromise among the key figures will identify a path to elections and political stability,” Norland pointed out.
The Secretary-General is concerned about the demonstrations that took place on July 1 in several Libyan cities, including Tripoli, Tobruk, and Benghazi. Recognizing the right to peaceful protest, he urges all protesters to refrain from violence and security forces to exercise utmost restraint. The Secretary-General urges all actors to avoid any actions that could jeopardise stability. The Secretary-General calls on Libyan actors to work together to break the country’s political impasse, which is widening divisions and harming the economy. See Something Say Something, Share The News WhatsAppFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditTelegramPinterestEmailSkypePrintTumblrPocket↯↯↯ Read More On The Topic On TDPel Media ↯↯↯
Libya’s rival leaders were under growing street pressure on Saturday after protesters stormed parliament as anger exploded over deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock. UN-mediated talks in Geneva this week aimed at breaking the deadlock between rival Libyan institutions failed to resolve key differences. But voting never took place due to several contentious candidacies and deep disagreements over the polls’ legal basis between the rival power centres in east and west. A local journalist said protesters in Libya’s third city Misrata were blocking roads after setting fire to a municipal building on Friday night. He urged Libya’s “political leaders across the spectrum and their foreign backers to seize the moment to restore the confidence of their citizens in the country’s future”.
The Ministry of Health says it registered no fatalities in the riots that broke out on Friday in several parts of the country. "Hospitals and medical centers did not receive any serious cases, as published in some media and on social networking sites," a statement by the ministry confirmed on Saturday. It underscored that its central operating room works around the clock to receive reports from hospitals, medical centers, and agencies affiliated with the ministry. Demonstrations took place in several cities, including Tripoli, Tobruk, Sabha, and Misrata Friday, in protest against the political and living conditions. Some protests broke into riots when angry crowds set fire to the Parliament's HQ in Tobruk and the Financial Services Control Building in Sabha.
CAIRO - 3 July 2022: United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on all actors in Libya to avoid violence and refrain from any steps that can undermine stability in the country, Spokesman for the Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric said in a statement Sunday. "The Secretary-General is following with concern the demonstrations that were held in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi, on July 1," the spokesman said. "Recognizing the right to demonstrate peacefully, he calls on all protestors to avoid acts of violence and on the security forces to exercise utmost restraint," Dujarric noted. "The Secretary-General calls on all actors to refrain from any actions that could undermine stability. The Secretary-General urges Libyan actors to come together to overcome the continued political deadlock, which is deepening divisions and negatively impacting the country’s economy," he added.
CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.N. official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the parliament’s headquarters by angry demonstrators as part of protests in several cities against the political class and deteriorating economic conditions. The failure to hold the vote was a major below to international efforts to bring peace to the Mediterranean nation. It has opened a new chapter in its long-running political impasse, with two rival governments now claiming power after tentative steps toward unity in the past year. READ MORE: Tripoli and rival parliament announce Libya cease-fireThe protesters, frustrated from years of chaos and division, have called for the removal of the current political class and elections to be held. The country was then for years split between rival administrations in the east and west, each supported by different militias and foreign governments.
NNN: The Secretary-General is following with concern the demonstrations that took place in several Libyan cities, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi, on July 1st. Recognizing the right to demonstrate peacefully, it urges all demonstrators to avoid acts of violence and the security forces to exercise the utmost restraint. The Secretary General calls on all actors to refrain from any action that could undermine stability. The Secretary-General urges Libyan actors to unite to overcome the continuing political deadlock, which is deepening divisions and negatively impacting the country’s economy. The recent meetings in Cairo and Geneva under the auspices of the UN have made considerable progress, which must be built on.
The Secretary-General is following with concern the demonstrations that were held in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi, on 1 July. The Secretary-General calls on all actors to refrain from any actions that could undermine stability. The Secretary-General urges Libyan actors to come together to overcome the continued political deadlock, which is deepening divisions and negatively impacting the country’s economy. The recent meetings in Cairo and Geneva under UN auspices have achieved considerable progress, which should be built upon. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
Libya failed to hold elections in December, following challenges such as legal disputes, controversial presidential hopefuls and the presence of rogue militias and foreign fighters in the country. The failure to hold the vote was a major blow to international efforts to bring peace to the Mediterranean nation. Libya’s energy sector has also fallen victim to political divisions, with a wave of forced closures of oil facilities since April. Sabadell Jose, the European Union envoy in Libya, called on protesters to “avoid any type of violence”. Libya has been racked by conflict since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
(MENAFN- NewsIn.Asia)July 2 (BBC) – Protesters have stormed Libya's parliament in the eastern city of Tobruk and set fire to part of the building. For similar articles, join our Telegram channel for the latest updates. In the capital, Tripoli, where a rival administration holds sway, protesters called for elections. But the stability that led to its prosperity has been shattered and Tripoli has seen frequent fighting between rival forces. Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates from around the world
Protesters have stormed the parliament building in the eastern city of Tobruk, Libya. They are accusing the parliament of treason and stealing public funds, and broke into the building and set fire to parts of it as armed forces withdrew. Protests over chronic power cuts brought demonstrators onto the streets of several cities, as the demonstrators voice their anger at failures that have made life intolerable during the sweltering summer months.
Libya's rival leaders were under growing street pressure Saturday after protesters stormed parliament as anger exploded over deteriorating living conditions and political deadlockTripoli, July 2 (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 2nd Jul, 2022 ) :Libya's rival leaders were under growing street pressure Saturday after protesters stormed parliament as anger exploded over deteriorating living conditions and political deadlock. Libya has been mired in chaos and repeated rounds of conflict since a NATO-backed uprising toppled and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. Protesters stormed the seat of the House of Representatives in the eastern city of Tobruk on Friday night, ransacking its offices and torching part of the building. UN-mediated talks in Geneva this week aimed at breaking the deadlock between rival Libyan institutions failed to resolve key differences. But voting never took place due to several contentious candidacies and deep disagreements over the polls' legal basis between the rival power centres in east and west.
After more than a decade of turmoil, unrest intensified in Libya with little progress made at UN-mediated talks in Geneva earlier this week to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for national elections. On Friday, protesters stormed the parliament building, triggering condemnation from the United Nations. Demonstrators broke into the building that houses the eastern Libya-based parliament in Tobruk and set fire to parts of it. As Friday was the first day of the weekend in Libya, the building was likely empty when parts of it were set ablaze, AP reported. The protests come a day after the leaders of the parliament and another legislative chamber based in Tripoli failed to reach an agreement on elections during UN-mediated talks in Geneva.
The Nigerien Defense Ministry has stated that ten migrants have been found dead in the desert in Dirkou city, northern Niger near the Libyan border, without giving a precise date. An official from Agadez told French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) that it was “very possible” that they had been abandoned by their smuggler, indicating that an investigation into the cause of their death is underway. Dirkou city, which is located in the Sahara desert in the Agadez region of Niger, is one of the crossing points for migrants heading towards Libya, as well as trafficked weapons and drugs from sub-Saharan Africa towards Libya and Europe. Last Wednesday, the Libyan Ambulance and Emergency Service reported finding 20 bodies in the desert between Libya and Chad.
UN (Sputnik)-UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the protests in Libya and called for a peaceful demonstration, said Secretary-General spokesman Stephen Dujaric. Massive protests against the deteriorating living environment broke out in several major cities in Libya on Friday. “The Secretary-General is following up on concerns about demonstrations in several cities in Libya, including Tripoli, Tobruk and Benghazi on July 1,” Guterres said in a statement on Saturday. “Dujaric reiterated that Stephanie Williams, a special adviser to the United Nations and Libya’s Secretary-General, can act as an intermediary between Libya’s rival political forces to find a way out of the political impasse through electoral organizations. The Secretary-General is in deepening division and a continuing political impasse that is negatively impacting the country’s economy.
