The top UN official for Libya said that an advisory committee for representatives of Libya's different regions has proposed a way forward for choosing a transitional government that would lead the war-torn country to elections late this year.
The Kani brothers took advantage of Libya's power vacuum and terrorised the town of Tarhuna with mindless butchery.
Libya's Central Bank board agreed on the new rate of 4.8 dinars to a US dollar last month in its first full meeting for five years.
Cairo, a backer of rival warlord Khalifa Haftar, has sent senior officials to meet with the UN-backed government for the first time in nearly six years.
The Turkish Defence Ministry said Akar is there to inspect Turkish forces and have talks with Libyan officials to discuss military cooperation between Tripoli and Ankara.
The exchange of a first batch of prisoners, supervised by a joint military committee, took place in the southwestern village of al Shwayrif.
Beefed up with cash, weapons and mercenaries, Haftar has ordered his militias to prepare for a war with Turkey, ignoring the UN-brokered ceasefire and other efforts aimed at ending the Libyan conflict.
The law renewed the mandate that came into force in January for another 18 months after a security and military agreement with the UN-backed Libyan administration in Tripoli.
United Arab Emirates has been providing assistance to Russian mercenaries, according to a US Defense Intelligence Agency assessment reported by Foreign Policy magazine. Wagner supports the Haftar militia against the UN-backed government in Libya.
Prosecutors say vessel was carrying humanitarian aid and was inspected unlawfully on November 22 in Mediterranean Sea without consent of flag state, Turkey.
Although the negotiations to find a political solution for Libya are ongoing, warlord Khalifa Haftar’s militias, including foreign mercenaries, are building a warlike momentum in the region.
Officials say mass grave was discovered in Alrabet area of Tarhuna city, a former stronghold of warlord Haftar's militia, as political talks continue in neighbouring Tunisia.
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