Libya

29 Nov 2021; MEMO: Libya's Foreign Minister has apparently told her Moroccan counterpart that her country had conceded the nomination for membership of the African Peace and Security Council for the term 2022-2025, Anadolu reported on Sunday.

According to the official Moroccan news agency, Najla Al-Manqoush informed Nasser Bourita about this and expressed her support for the Moroccan nominee. However, Libya has not commented officially on the matter.

TRIPOLI, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Friday strongly condemned any form of electoral-related violence after it was alarmed by an attack on a court in Libyan southern city of Sebha.

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Libya’s top electoral body on Wednesday disqualified the son and onetime heir apparent of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi from running for president in elections to be held next month, citing his previous convictions.

The name of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi appeared on a list of ineligible candidates issued by the country’s High National Elections Committee. He can appeal the decision in court in the coming days.

24 Nov 2021; MEMO: The Chairman of Libya's High National Elections Commission, Imad Al-Sayeh, announced on Tuesday that a total of 98 candidates, including two women, have applied to stand in the country's first direct presidential election next month. The closing date for applications was Monday.

24 Nov 2021; MEMO: United Nations special envoy for Libya, Jan Kubis, has quit his post, a UN spokesman said yesterday.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accepted Kubis's resignation "with regret," spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

"The secretary-general is working on an appropriate replacement. We are fully aware of the electoral calendar and are working as quickly as possible to ensure continuity of leadership," Dujarric added.

TRIPOLI, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Libya's interim prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah registered as a candidate for the presidency on Sunday despite having vowed not to do so as a condition of taking his current post and despite contested election rules that may prevent him from standing.

Dbeibah's entry into a race that now features many of Libya's main players of the past decade of chaos adds to the turmoil over a vote that is due to take place within five weeks, but for which rules have not yet been agreed.

TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (NNN-XINHUA) — A total of 302 illegal migrants have been rescued at sea and returned to Libya, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said.

  The UN agency tweeted, “302 persons were intercepted/rescued at sea last night (Thursday) in three operations and were disembarked in Tripoli and in Zawiya.”

  Among them were 50 women and 22 children, it said, adding the UNHCR and the International Red Cross have provided medical aid and relief items to all survivors.

19 Nov 2021; MEMO: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Wednesday accused Belgium of seeking to seize €14 billion euros ($15 billion) in Libyan assets frozen by the United Nations since 2011, AFP reported yesterday.

"We have a problem with Belgium. The Belgian authorities… are trying once again to seize Libyan funds in Belgium," Dbeibeh told a cabinet meeting, explaining that Belgium had sought permission from the UN Security Council's sanctions committee to seize the funds.

15 Nov 2021; MEMO: The son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi has submitted his application to stand as a candidate in next month's presidential election, the country's High Electoral Commission has announced. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi submitted the application although an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) is still "valid".

ICC spokesman Fadi Al-Abdullah told Anadolu on Sunday that, "The arrest warrant remains in force and has not changed." However, "The ICC does not comment on political issues."

TRIPOLI, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday stressed the importance of telecommunications and information technology at an exhibition, in which Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE also participated.

The ninth annual Technology Exhibition, which kicks off on Tuesday and will last for four days, aims to promote high-end technical exchanges in the telecommunications sector.