Libyan electoral office attacked as local elections grow closer
On the morning of August 12th, an armed assault was carried out on an electoral administration office in the Libyan...
Khalifa Haftar
Libya’s strongman Haftar appoints son as his deputy army chief
The leader of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, has appointed his son Saddam Haftar as the deputy commander-in-chief of...
Khalifa Haftar’s son rises to second in command in Libyan National Army
Libyan military leader Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar appointed his son, Lt Gen Saddam Haftar, as deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan...
Libyan army denies plot to force resettlement of Palestinians
A source from the Libyan National Army (LNA) on August 10th strongly denied the unconfirmed reports of a secret agreement...
Revealed: Libya’s new “love affair” with Turkey
As Libya accelerates the opening of its markets to the outside world, one country is going further than all others...
Libya: Trump advisor meets Haftar to discuss U.S cooperation
Senior Advisor to U.S President Donald Trump for African Affairs, Massad Boulous, met with General Khalifa Haftar near Benghazi on...
Greece and Libya agree new deal to address irregular migration
The Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and General Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army have agreed on a deal...
Haftar’s Libya signs infrastructure contract with Turkish firm
The Libyan Development and Reconstruction Fund, based in eastern Libya, has signed contracts with a Turkish company to invest in...
UN calls on Libya to investigate MP’s kidnapping six years on
On July 17th, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) marked exactly six years since the disappearance of a...
Rights group blame eastern Libyan government for election delay
The non-governmental human rights group Libyan Crime Watch has accused Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army, and the...
Egypt asks USA to intervene in a Haftar-Turkey deal
Egypt has requested that the USA intervene in the development of Turkish and eastern Libyan maritime negotiations, reports Middle East...
Egypt intensifies diplomacy efforts amid Sudan-Libya tensions
Egypt is intensifying its diplomacy efforts to promptly contain rapidly escalating tensions in the unstable border triangle region shared by...
Dan Jones: The ceasefire con and diplomacy as a weapon
Peace is a beautiful lie. And intelligence agencies know it. While diplomats shake hands for the cameras and talk about...
Libya: eastern government calls for UN’s departure from nation
The head of the government in eastern Libya, Osama Hammad, has called for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya...
Gaza convoy reports mistreatment in eastern Libya
A convoy travelling to Gaza that has crossed North Africa has reported experiencing mistreatment as the hands of the authorities...
