Situation Reports

The United Nations will host a national conference on Libya on April 14-16 in the city of Ghadames, according to U.N. Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame, The Libya Observer reported March 20.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that she sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk, asking to delay Brexit until June 30, the BBC reported March 20.

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have offered to provide Iraq with free electricity during the summer to help supply the country during seasonal peaks in demand, Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said in a news conference on March 19.

Afghan national security adviser Hamdullah Mohib is no longer welcome in Washington after he criticized Kabul's exclusion from peace talks between Washington and the Taliban, U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale has informed Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Reuters reported March 18.

Saudi Arabia's Consumer Price Index fell by 2.2 percent year on year in February, Reuters reported March 19.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has prevented newly elected senators from assuming their posts after a contentious election that included allegations of irregularities, Bloomberg reported March 19.

Israel's right-wing justice minister, Ayelet Shaked, has vowed to introduce legislation to weaken the Israeli Supreme Court's oversight of the Knesset if her party joins a post-election government, The Times of Israel reported March 19.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has said he would order federal authorities to stop awarding new mining concessions, La Jornada reported March 18.

Italy is ready to offer China four ports for investments as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the South China Morning Post reported March 19, noting that both countries would discuss the initiative during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Italy.

Longtime Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced his resignation in a televised address on March 19 and said Senate Chairman Kassym-Jomart Tokayev would serve as interim president, Reuters reported.