Libya Peace Talks

Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.

The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.

The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.

Oil prices fell on Monday as the Greek debt crisis helped boost the dollar, making fuel more expensive to holders of other currencies, and as United Nations talks offered a chance for peace in Yemen where crude exporter Saudi Arabia is involved in a civil war.

Libya's warring factions have reacted positively to a draft peace agreement put forward at talks in Morocco, UN envoy Bernardino Leon said today.

G7 leaders urged Libya's warring factions to take "bold political decisions" at UN peace talks today, as fears grew that the oil producer is on the verge of collapsing into a failed state.

The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.

Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations-brokered peace talks resumed in Morocco.

Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.

Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport today just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.

Peace talks between Libya's warring factions and the two governments they back will start within days, a UN special envoy said on Monday, after efforts to bring together senior representatives from both sides in Geneva failed last month.

The United Nations will host talks between Libya's warring factions from today in Geneva, amid warnings that they could be the last chance for peace in the battle-scarred nation.

The United Nations said Saturday that it would host a new round of peace talks between Libya's warring factions in Geneva next week.

The United Nations postponed peace talks between Libya's warring factions which had been scheduled for today without announcing a new date.

Libya's internationally recognised parliament on Monday rejected a UN-sponsored unity government with rival authorities based in Tripoli, dealing a blow to months of efforts aimed at bridging a political divide that has undermined the fight against Islamic militants.

The EU urged Libyan politicians to back a unity government Friday, as the ISIS claimed suicide bombings that killed dozens and sparked fears of a jihadist expansion on Europe's doorstep.

The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television on Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country's rival factions restarted.

Oil prices fell on Monday as the Greek debt crisis helped boost the dollar, making fuel more expensive to holders of other currencies, and as United Nations talks offered a chance for peace in Yemen where crude exporter Saudi Arabia is involved in a civil war.

Libya's warring factions have reacted positively to a draft peace agreement put forward at talks in Morocco, UN envoy Bernardino Leon said today.

G7 leaders urged Libya's warring factions to take "bold political decisions" at UN peace talks today, as fears grew that the oil producer is on the verge of collapsing into a failed state.

The UN's Libya envoy told rival sides attending new peace talks today that the North African "country really is at the limit" and risks becoming a failed state.

Delegates from Libya's rival parliaments gathered in Morocco today for what UN mediators demanded be a "final" push for a unity government to stem mounting jihadism and a desperate exodus of asylum-seekers.

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on Wednesday near the capital Tripoli, which is controlled by its rivals, officials said, as United Nations-brokered peace talks resumed in Morocco.

Libya's UN envoy today urged fighters in the conflict-torn North African country to back efforts for a political solution, at the start of new peace talks hosted by Algeria.

Warplanes from Libya's internationally recognised government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport today just hours before United Nations-backed peace talks were due to start in Morocco.

Peace talks between Libya's warring factions and the two governments they back will start within days, a UN special envoy said on Monday, after efforts to bring together senior representatives from both sides in Geneva failed last month.

The United Nations will host talks between Libya's warring factions from today in Geneva, amid warnings that they could be the last chance for peace in the battle-scarred nation.

The United Nations said Saturday that it would host a new round of peace talks between Libya's warring factions in Geneva next week.

The United Nations postponed peace talks between Libya's warring factions which had been scheduled for today without announcing a new date.