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Libyan Parliament to Meet Next Week to Address Fallout of Elections Delay

A security officer stands in front of the High National Election Commission building in Benghazi, Libya December 16, 2021. (Reuters)
A security officer stands in front of the High National Election Commission building in Benghazi, Libya December 16, 2021. (Reuters)
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Libyan Parliament to Meet Next Week to Address Fallout of Elections Delay

A security officer stands in front of the High National Election Commission building in Benghazi, Libya December 16, 2021. (Reuters)
A security officer stands in front of the High National Election Commission building in Benghazi, Libya December 16, 2021. (Reuters)

The Libyan parliament is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the fallout from the postponement of the presidential elections that were set for December 24.

A parliamentary source said the parliament will convene in the eastern city of Tobruk to address the parliamentary committee's report on the legal problems that impeded the elections.

The committee has been tasked with communicating with the High National Election Commission and the Supreme Judicial Court of Libya over the elections delay.

The parliament will address the commission's request to hold the elections on January 24, the source added.

The parliament may also tackle the fate of the interim Government of National Unity (GNU) that was formed to ensure that the elections are held.

One probable scenario could see the formation of a new government, introducing a cabinet reshuffle or allow the GNU to operate in a caretaker capacity, said the source.

The commission had requested that the elections be delayed by a month.

The parliament had issued a decision to form a committee of ten MPs to prepare a roadmap for the post-December 24 phase.

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US Targets Houthis with Fresh Sanctions Action

Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
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US Targets Houthis with Fresh Sanctions Action

Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)
Houthi members ride a pick-up truck while on patrol amid tensions with Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 18 July 2025. (EPA)

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on what it said was a Houthi-linked petroleum smuggling and sanctions evasion network across Yemen and the United Arab Emirates in fresh action targeting the Iran-backed militant group.

The US Treasury Department in a statement said the two individuals and five entities sanctioned on Tuesday were among the most significant importers of petroleum products and money launderers that benefit the Houthis.

"The Houthis collaborate with opportunistic businessmen to reap enormous profits from the importation of petroleum products and to enable the group’s access to the international financial system," said Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Michael Faulkender.

"These networks of shady businesses underpin the Houthis’ terrorist machine, and Treasury will use all tools at its disposal to disrupt these schemes."

Among those targeted on Tuesday was Muhammad Al-Sunaydar, who the Treasury said manages a network of petroleum companies between Yemen and the United Arab Emirates and was one of the most prominent petroleum importers in Yemen.

Three companies in his network were also designated, with the Treasury saying they coordinated the delivery of approximately $12 million dollars’ worth of Iranian petroleum products with a US-designated company to the Houthis.

Since Israel's war in Gaza against the Palestinian group Hamas began in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have been attacking vessels in the Red Sea in what they say are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.

In January, Trump re-designated the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, aiming to impose harsher economic penalties in response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and against US warships defending the critical maritime area.

In May, the United States announced a surprise deal with the Houthis where it agreed to stop a bombing campaign against them in return for an end to shipping attacks, though the Houthis said the deal did not include sparing Israel.

The Israeli military attacked Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah port on Monday in its latest assault on the militants, who have been striking ships bound for Israel and launching missiles against it.