Libya's instability has 'quite rapidly' deteriorated and will worsen if no elections, says UN envoy

The top U.N. official in Libya is warning that the political, military and security situation in the oil-rich north African country has deteriorated “quite rapidly” and without renewed political talks leading to a unified government and elections there will be greater instability. Stephanie Khoury painted a grim picture to the Security Council Tuesday of rival government forces unilaterally moving toward each other in July and August, sparking mobilizations and threats to respond — and unilateral attempts to unseat the Central Bank governor and the prime minister in the country’s west.