Haftar
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
Middle East
April 10, 2019
How Libya’s Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli
TUNIS (Reuters) – Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
Middle East
April 9, 2019
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
US calls for halt to Libya offensive as clashes rage
Middle East
April 8, 2019
US calls for halt to Libya offensive as clashes rage
The US on Sunday appealed for an “immediate halt” to a military offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, as fighting…
U.N. chief flys to eastern Libya to meet commander as fighters close in on capital
Middle East
April 5, 2019
U.N. chief flys to eastern Libya to meet commander as fighters close in on capital
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was flying to eastern Libya on Friday to meet commander Khalifa Haftar,…
Pro-Haftar militia forces reach outskirts of Tripoli
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Pro-Haftar militia forces reach outskirts of Tripoli
Forces loyal to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar reached a security barrier within 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the capital Tripoli…
Libya: The road from revolution to civil war
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Libya: The road from revolution to civil war
Libya descended into chaos in the wake of the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that ousted and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.…
Solution to Libyan crisis must include all political, security, economic aspects: Sisi
Egypt
November 14, 2018
Solution to Libyan crisis must include all political, security, economic aspects: Sisi
Any proposals to resolve the Libyan crisis must include all political, security and economic aspects, given the complex situation of…
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Egypt
April 26, 2018
East Libya commander Haftar returning after treatment in Paris
Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces…
Khalifa Haftar expected to be appointed Libyan army chief
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Khalifa Haftar expected to be appointed Libyan army chief
The Libyan House of Representatives held in the city of Tobruk east of the country on Tuesday passed a law…
Two Egyptian workers killed in Libya clashes
Egypt
July 22, 2014
Two Egyptian workers killed in Libya clashes
Two Egyptian workers were killed after a shell inadvertently fell on them during clashes between pro-Libyan retired General Khalifa Haftar…