[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] The Libyan Government of National Unity (GNU) did not comment on Saturday on the minor festivities that erupted between militias that are loyal to it in the capital Tripoli...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
on Friday.
The festivities broke out due to differences over members who are wanted by the authorities.
Local media said the fighting erupted between a group headed by Ghneiwa Kakli and another that is affiliated with the judicial security.
Sources told local media that the "deterrence force" cracked down on an gang that had arrested members of the judicial security.
Amid the fighting, the Interior Ministry deployed several security patrols in Tripoli in an attempt to crack down on criminals and outlaws and to support other security agencies.
Separately, the French embassy in Libya announced that President Emmanuel Macron held telephone talks on Saturday with GNU chief Abdulhamid Dbeibeh to discuss issues of common interest and the need to hold elections that are set for December.
Meanwhile,
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the Presidential Council welcomed the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
Security Council's approval of the deployment of 60 UN ceasefire monitors to Libya.
A ceasefire in Libya has held since the autumn, but the main road across the front lines from Sirte to Misrata remains closed. The Security Council unanimously approved Secretary-General António Guterres
...Portuguese politician and diplomat, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees between 2005 and 2015. He was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1995 to 2002 and was the Secretary-General of the Socialist Party from 1992 to 2002. He served as President of the Socialist International from 1999 to 2005. In both a 2012 and 2014 poll, the Portuguese public ranked him as the best Prime Minister of the previous 30 years...’ proposal for the deployment of the monitors.
"The monitors would be deployed to Sirte once all the requirements for a permanent United Nations presence have been met, including security, logistical, medical and operational aspects," Guterres wrote to the council on April 7.
"In the meantime, forward presence would be established in Tripoli, as soon as conditions permit," he said.