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General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA) in Moscow, Russia August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

Salameh Shows Optimism about Solving Libya Crisis after Meeting Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 6, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The United Nations special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh met on Thursday with Commander of Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar in the eastern city of Benghazi. On its official Facebook page, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) confirmed...

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Turkish army’s Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar, center left, escorts Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre during an inauguration ceremony of the Turkish military base in Mogadishu on September 30, 2017. (AFP photo)

Turkey Opens Largest Foreign Military Base in Somalia

by Khalid Mahmoud | Oct 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– Turkey inaugurated its largest foreign military base in the world on Saturday in Mogadishu, Somalia, in a ceremony attended by Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, head of the Turkish military General Hulusi Akar, Somali leaders, and top Turkish military...

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US strike in Sabratha, Libya (File photo/Reuters)

US Airstrikes Kill 17 ISIS Militants in Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 25, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – US Africa Command (Africom) said in a statement that strikes on Friday targeted an ISIS camp southeast of Sirte, killing 17 ISIS militants and destroying three of their vehicles. However, Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) didn’t comment on the...

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A member of Libya’s security forces stands guard by the government offices in Tripoli. (Reuters)

Washington Pledges to Restore Libyan Unity

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 17, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged on Saturday the need for the international community to help the Libyan people find local solutions to allow their government to carry out its duties. He vowed that Washington will help Tripoli “restore unity in...

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Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salame meet at Lancaster house in London, Britain, September 14, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

7th London Conference on Libya Rules out Military Solution

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– London hosted a meeting on Thursday to support the political process in Libya and back the efforts of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and his special envoy Ghassan Salame. The British Foreign Office said in a statement that the six-nation ministerial...