by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 20, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- On the sixth anniversary of Muammar Gaddafi’s death on Oct 20, for the first time a meeting held by the former Libyan leader with military officials is revealed. Gaddafi had granted army leaders the permission to leave wherever they wished after his exit from...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 16, 2017 | Interviews
Tripoli- Former Libyan Interior Minister Fawzi Abdul Ali said that ISIS has ended in his country as an emirate, but still exists as cells. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Abdul Ali expressed concern that ISIS militants move from Iraq to Syria then Libya,...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Oct 16, 2017 | Features
Tripoli – In 2014, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar reunited the Libyan military forces after they became fragmented in wake of their country’s NATO-backed armed uprising against leader Moammar al-Gadhadfi. Under Gadhafi’s regime, the army included a little more than...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Sep 24, 2017 | Middle East
Tripoli- It seems that Tripoli, with its clouded skies, will witness a conflict very soon as it may erupt on September 25 since rival armed local factions have begun to put plans to fight over the control of the capital, Tripoli. This is a worrisome development for...
by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East
Cairo- The latest rights report issued in Libya accused Qatar of sponsoring terrorism. The report, which was prepared by the Cairo-based Libya Justice First Foundation, said that it uses all its resources, including reports and information on Libyan entities and...