The United Nations Support Mission in Libya announced that the current build-up of forces belonging to the various armed groups is raising tensions and increasing the risk of clashes that could escalate into an armed conflict.
In its statement, the mission urged “all Libyan parties to maintain calm on the ground at this critical juncture the country is going through,” calling on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and use dialogue to resolve contentious issues.
The UN mission indicated the need for all parties to commit themselves to ensuring the protection of civilians and civilian facilities, as well as the full preservation of public calm.
The British Embassy in Tripoli published today, Tuesday, that the Tripoli events showed the urgent need to find a permanent political solution, stressing that this solution must not be achieved or achieved by force. This came through a tweet on her official Twitter page.
The embassy urged “all parties to defuse tension and work in a dialogue aimed at stability and holding successful elections.”
The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh issued today his instructions to limit the damages that occurred as a result of the events in the capital, Tripoli, and to estimate the appropriate compensation.
The Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Prime Minister, Adel Jumaa, addressed the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Local Government for Municipal Affairs, the Mayor of Tripoli, the Undersecretary of the Municipal Council, the Director of the Follow-up Department in the Council of Ministers, and the Director of the Projects Department at the Ministry of Local Government, regarding the events that took place in the capital, Tripoli, last night, which caused damage to a number of residential neighborhoods, administrative buildings and some hotels in the central municipality of Tripoli.
Adel Juma conveyed the Prime Minister’s instructions that the damages that occurred should be calculated and the appropriate compensation assessed in coordination with the Municipality of Tripoli, that a report should be submitted for approval and that the necessary procedures in particular should be started within three days.
Today, Tuesday, the Italian Embassy in Libya commented on the armed clashes in Tripoli, stressing that “Tripoli should not be held hostage to political conflicts” and that violence will only undermine Libya’s stability and prosperity.
The embassy urged “all parts to abide by their pledges to refrain from violence,” calling for “immediate and sincere efforts to be made for a consensual path towards national elections to be reached through the mediation sponsored by the United Nations under way in Cairo.”
The Minister of Social Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Wafa Al-Kilani, confirmed today, Tuesday, the receipt of the data of the wife and girls over the age of eighteen from the civil registry system after updating it, noting that their number has reached more than 2,439 thousand, including nearly seven thousand Libyan women married to foreigners.
Al-Kilani added that the Ministry of Social Affairs has thus completed the first stage in the database, noting that it will complete the rest of the stages soon, to start then disbursing the grant for the wife and daughters over the age of eighteen, and noting that it follows up on a daily basis the work of those in charge of the grant project, confirming its keen interest to disburse the grant to those who deserve it as soon as possible.
Today, Tuesday, the General Electricity Company signed a preliminary agreement with Total Energies to establish a solar power plant with a capacity of 500 megawatts in the Saddada area, which is the first project to be implemented from renewable energy sources to support the electric grid.
According to the Information Office of the General Electricity Company, this agreement comes within the framework of joint cooperation between the General Electricity Company and the Renewable Energy Agency to implement the strategic plan in integrating electrical capacities produced from renewable energy sources to raise electrical capacities in the Libyan network.
The Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha said that his entry and a number of government ministers were peacefully entering the capital, Tripoli, without using violence and force of arms, and they were received by the people of Tripoli. He pointed out that they were surprised by the dangerous military escalation carried out by armed groups affiliated with the “expired government”, in reference to the national unity government headed by Dbeibeh.
Bashagha stressed that endangering the safety of civilians is a crime punishable by law and that it cannot contribute to compromising the security of the capital and its safe residents, adding that the hysterical behavior of the “expired government” and confronting peace with violence and weapons is a conclusive evidence that it is “nationally and morally depraved and does not have any credibility to conduct fair and transparent elections.”
He added that he came with and for peace, wisdom and to give priority to the national interest in order to defuse strife, and was not satisfied with keeping pace with “outlaws” and exposing civilians to danger. He stressed that he and his government ministers are not seeking power, but are determined to build a democratic civil state with an elected authority, a state ruled by law and not governed by the logic of violence and anarchy, which is sponsored by the expired government.
Commenting on the damage, Dbeibeh said that “The attackers are treacherous villains.” He added that “whoever wants the power should come to the elections” and that he will not forget “those who attacked us.” He commented that “no matter what the plot is, we will not leave this land and live in honorable dear “
The Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, toured the sites that were damaged following the recent confrontations at dawn on Tuesday between armed groups affiliated with the government and others loyal to the prime minister appointed by the House of Representatives.
During his tour, Dbeibeh met citizens, Arabs and foreigners, and promised those affected to compensate them financially after forming a committee to assess and account for damages, regretting what he described as the state of inconvenience that affected citizens and residents.
The media office of the Libyan government confirmed that the Prime Minister of the government, Fathi Bashagha and a number of members of the government had left the capital, Tripoli, after their arrival last night, in the interest of the security and safety of citizens and of the fulfillment of the government’s pledges it made to the Libyan people regarding the peaceful conduct of its work from the capital according to the law.
The Prime Minister of the Libyan government, Fathi Bashagha, had entered the capital, Tripoli, accompanied by the Minister of Health in the government, Othman Abdel Jalil and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hafez Kaddour, in preparation for starting the work of his government from Tripoli, according to what was stated in the statement of the government’s media office. He confirmed that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday evening to clarify matters and will address the Libyan people.
Immediately after the announcement of the entry of Bashagha into Tripoli, several areas of the capital witnessed a security alert for several armed formations and a large spread of armed vehicles, with intermittent shooting in several areas, which foreshadowed the occurrence of major clashes in the capital’s neighborhoods, until things calmed down with the announcement of the withdrawal of Bashagha from the capital.
A source at the Central Bank revealed exclusively that the Banking Operations Department at the Central Bank, Tripoli, had started implementing permissions to exchange salaries for the month of May.
This is for all sectors and refers to the authorities’ accounts with the Central Bank of Libya and commercial banks.
