Monday, 10 May, 2021 - 18:45
People are seen shopping at a market in the old city of Tripoli, Libya. (Reuters)
Asharq Al-Awsat
The United States on Monday named Richard Norland, US ambassador to Libya, as the US special envoy for the country, the US State Department said, to lead diplomatic efforts for a negotiated political solution in the North African country.
The appointment comes as the Presidential Council, which functions as Libya's head of state for now, was chosen through a United Nations-facilitated process that also selected a new Government of National Unity that took office in March, replacing rival administrations in east and west.