Libyan political actors struggle to find common ground due to a tendency to periodically change strategic partners, Lev Dengov, the head of the Russian Contact Group for intra-Libyan settlement, told Sputnik.

The commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, will participate in a summit on the sidelines of the International Conference on Libya in Italy's Palermo, The Libyan Address Journal reported on Monday.</

The UAE embassies and representative missions have celebrated Flag Day, expressing pride over the symbol of the nation's unity and renewing allegiance to the leadership.

Dr. Aref Ali Nayed, the chairman of the Libya Institute for Advanced Studies and a presidential candidate, told Sputnik in an interview that he welcomed the intentions of Saif Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, to run in the country's presidential election.

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) concluded the 13th Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP13) in Dubai, with three UAE-led resolutions passed and the declaration of Jebel Ali Wetland Sanctuary as a Wetland of International Importance, also known as a Ramsar Site.

The UAE has strongly condemned the suicide attach that took place today in Tunis and left nine people injured, including eight policemen.

The semi-finals of the third edition of the Arab Reading Challenge, the largest knowledge project in the Arab world organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives foundation, today commenced in Dubai.