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U.N. opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections

The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a decade of chaos and bloodshed by arranging elections, but obstacles remain despite progress in cementing last month’s ceasefire. Acting U.N. Libya envoy Stephanie Williams has described it as...

Haftar's forces must withdraw before talks: Libyan army

The Libyan army on Friday called for a withdrawal of warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces before a meeting of the Joint Military Commission in the city of Sirte in the next few days. “The supporting forces of the Sirte and al-Jufra operations [of the Libyan army] welcome holding the Joint...

Yemeni separatists accused of human rights violations

d separatist forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) in Yemen of committing human rights violations in the Socotra Archipelago. The SAM Organization for Rights and Liberties, a Geneva-based NGO, said in a Thursday statement: "Southern Transitional Council militia is violating...