The visit of the High Representative took place shortly after the 21 August understanding between President Serraj and Speaker Saleh, which provides for a ceasefire, the return of foreign fighters  to be discussed in  the next round of 5+5 military talks, modalities for lifting the oil blockade, and the relaunch of the political process leading to an agreed reform and  eventual elections. Abdallah Abaihig, a spokesman for the parliament, confirmed the government’s resignation, saying lawmakers would review it in their next meeting. Photo: Protesters angry over the area’s crippling electricity shortages, set fire to tires on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Benghazi, Libya. Friday’s session of the House of Representatives comes after hundreds of young Libyans flooded the streets of Benghazi and other eastern cities. By Sunday evening, it was not clear whether the blockade had been lifted. Libya was plunged into chaos when a NATO-backed uprising in 2011 toppled longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, who was later killed. Parliament members elected Amer Omran as First Vice President and Mohamed Lino as Second Deputy along with Hassan Al-Furjani to the position of the rapporteur, Protesters in eastern Libya set piles of tires a blaze and blocked traffic in several major roads.

In late 2014, followi Fighting has died down in recent weeks amid intensive international efforts, including from the United States, to establish a lasting cease-fire and avert a battle over the strategic city of Sirte, the gateway for vital oil facilities. The recent protests across Libya were “motivated by deep-seated frustrations about sustained poor living conditions, shortages of electricity and water, rampant corruption, misgovernance, and a lack of service provision throughout the country,” the UNSMIL said.
In his meetings in Tripoli and Al Qubah, the High Representative welcomed the ceasefire understanding and stressed the need for its prompt sustainable implementation. Civil organizations and institutions in Tripoli denounced the unilateral agreement concluded by the deputy head of the Presidential Council (PC), Ahmed Maiteeq and warlord Khalifa Haftar on the distribution of oil revenues, saying that the later has been accused and involved in shedding the blood of innocent Libyans and destroying their potential. The High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell visited Libya on Tuesday 1st September for the first time since the beginning of his mandate, continuing EU efforts to advance the political process and resume political dialogue to end the conflict in the country. 2020, Protesters angry over the area’s crippling electricity shortages, set fire to tires on Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Benghazi, Libya. (Hakeam el-Yamany via AP). Fighting has died down in recent weeks amid intensive international efforts, including from the United States, to establish a lasting cease-fire and avert a battle over the strategic city of Sirte, the gateway for vital oil facilities. Hundreds of young Libyans flooded the streets of Benghazi and other eastern cities in the past couple of days in a spontaneous outburst of anger over the area’s crippling electricity shortages. He discussed the latest developments in the country, and conveyed EU’s strong and unwavering commitment to preserve Libya’s territorial integrity, sovereignty and national unity. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Members of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Tripoli re-elected Hammouda Sayala as Speaker of Parliament for the second term, having secured thirty-seven votes, surpassing his opponent, Kamal Al-Jamal by five votes. In the meeting with Prime Minister Serraj and his cabinet members, the High Representative also discussed other issues of common concern, including migration management and the recent public demonstrations.