Placeholder while article actions loadUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. 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.” Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia's war in Ukraine. The country was then split by rival administrations, one in the east, backed by military commander Khalifa Hifter, and a U.N.-supported administration in the capital of Tripoli. The failure was a major blow to international efforts to end a decade of chaos in Libya. The rival administrations are now claiming power, after tentative steps toward unity last year.

Source: Libya Today June 27, 2022 21:10 UTC