The Arab League has called on Wednesday for an immediate halt to the armed clashes the Libyan capital Tripoli has been witnessing since Monday.

In a statement, Arab League urged all Libyan authorities to take ample measures to restore security, pointing out that the flare-up of these clashes reaffirms the importance of unifying the state institutions rapidly and completing the transitional process through holding the elections at the earliest.

It also stressed the importance of renouncing violent acts that threatened the relative stability that has been prevalent in Tripoli during the past months.

Source: Qatar News Agency