The two countries have been in dispute this summer over the closure of borders due to the coronavirus pandemic, a row that deepened after officials in each country said the other posed a security threat.... Confusion is normal and we respond to any accusation," he said, adding that he would have lunch with Saied on Thursday.... The row has developed since Saied's announcement on July 25 that he was seizing governing power and suspending parliament, moves that his internal critics have called a

TRIPOLI( Reuters)-Libya's eastern-based parliament said on Tuesday it had withdrawn confidence from the unity government, though it would continue to operate as a caretaker administration.... The U.N. forum decided that presidential and parliamentary elections should take place on Dec.... 24, but disagreements now rage over the legal basis for the votes and the laws that will govern them....

TRIPOLI( REUTERS)-The Libyan authorities have released Mr Saadi Gaddafi, a son of the former leader Muammar Gaddafi who was ousted and killed during a 2011 uprising, a Libyan official source and a unity government source said on Sunday( Sept 5).Mr Saadi Gaddafi fled for Niger during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation-backed uprising, but was extradited to Libya in 2014 and has been imprisoned since then in Tripoli.... He immediately departed on a plane to Istanbul, the official source said.

later on Thursday.... The current interim prime minister, Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, has said he does

UNITED NATIONS( Reuters)-The head of Libya's presidency council said on Thursday he will hold an international conference in October to garner support for the country's stability, warning that it faces" serious challenges" that could undermine planned December elections. Addressing the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders in New York, Mohammed al-Menfi said the conference would aim to ensure" unified, consistent" international support and restore a sense of Libyan leadership and ownership over

minister but the incumbent Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, in the west, has refused to cede power

Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who was appointed prime minister last year, risks igniting a new round of

unity government and installed Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah as prime minister.... Registration for

prepare.... A push by the eastern-based parliament to replace Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, who was installed

protesters calling for Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah to resign took over the sites