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National Salvation Government Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell gestures during an interview with Reuters, in Tripoli, Libya, February 1, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Ghwell: Libya’s Interest Requires Concessions

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | May 7, 2017 | Interviews

Cairo – Libya’s best interest requires offering concessions, said National Salvation Government Prime Minister Khalifa Ghwell. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he stated that his major focus is on establishing a coherent state but affirmed that this can’t...

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Khalifa Haftar (R), shakes hands with Fayez al-Sarraj in the eastern town of al-Marj on January 31, 2016 (AFP Photo)

Mixed Reactions to Sarraj-Haftar Deal on Libya

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | May 4, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The head of Libya’s UN-backed government Fayez al-Sarraj and the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Haftar agreed on Wednesday to calm tensions and combat terrorism but the journey towards ending the rivalry seems to be a long one given...

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Photo caption: Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (right) and Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj met in Rome in February 2017 (ETTORE FERRARI/ANSA VIA AP)

Libya: The Rapprochement of Generals

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 29, 2017 | Features

Cairo – A new opportunity for dialogue between Libyan Army generals has emerged a few days ago, the first of its kind since the armed uprising that toppled the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi in 2011. Away from the spotlight, a group of Libyan politicians and activists...

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An NRJ radio studio in Paris. (AFP)

NRJ Radio Expands in Arab World

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 4, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo – The International radio station NRJ is rapidly expanding in the Arab world. After its English broadcasting experience in Lebanon, it launched a French station in Morocco last week and celebrated the opening of its first Arabic station, which will...

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An Egyptian military vehicle is seen on the highway in northern Sinai, Egypt, in this May 25, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files

The Blockade of Sinai’s Extremists

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 1, 2017 | Features

Cairo- Extremists in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula are cooperating and helping each other through money and arms transfers across several states in the region, security reports have said. Although they have dispersed after three years of attempts to establish their own...