The United Nations' envoy to Libya has bitterly denounced the conflict raging in the North African country, describing it as a "suicide" that was robbing its inhabitants of the land's vast oil riches. The country has become "a textbook example of foreign interference today in local conflicts," Ghassan Salame told the New York-based International Peace Institute on Wednesday. "[Between] six and 10 countries are permanently interfering in Libya's problem," funnelling arms, cash and military advice to the country, Salame warned. Lebanon was torn apart by a brutal civil war between 1975 and 1990, which observers say was exacerbated by foreign intervention. "We need to work in order to put an end to this conflict," Salame said, regretting the lack of unity at the UN over the issue.

Source: Libya Today May 23, 2019 18:11 UTC