The U.S. State Department has stated that Libya's Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, is obligated "not to consider new agreements" after the latter recently a signed controversial hydrocarbons deal with Turkey.
Finding a compromise timeline for elections will be delicate, but the recent thaw in relations between Ankara and Abu Dhabi removes a significant external impediment to progress.
The French Foreign Ministry yesterday confirmed that around 300 foreign mercenaries have withdrawn from eastern Libya. It follows an announcement by Libya s General Khalifa Haftar s east-based .