Libya’s stability is at greater risk following recent militia clashes and amid turmoil in neighbouring Sudan and Niger, the country's special UN envoy said Tuesday. Abdoulaye Bathily told the UN Security Council that political divisions in Libya were "fraught with risks of violence and disintegration". “It is fundamental to restore Libya’s stability, to preserve regional security,” Bathily said. In response, Libya’s east-based parliament appointed a rival prime minister, Fathy Bashagha, but suspended him in May. “I am optimistic,” Bathily told reporters.

Source: Libya Today August 24, 2023 18:02 UTC