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UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh attends a news conference with Libya PM Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya on August 5, 2017. (Reuters)

London Hosts Ministerial Meeting on Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 13, 2017 | World

Cairo – London will host on Wednesday a six-party ministerial meeting in the presence of the foreign ministers of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the United Nations envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salameh. Egyptian...

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Migrants in a detention center before being voluntarily returned to their countries of origin. Tripoli, 29 August. [Hani Amara/REUTERS]

Haftar Declines to Attend Congo Summit… Sudan Denies Closing its Borders with Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, was absent on Thursday from an African summit on the Libyan crisis held in the Congolese capital Brazzaville. A media official at Haftar’s office said that the general had officially apologized...

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Spokesman of Libyan National Army (LNA) colonel Ahmed Al Masmary gestures during a news conference in Benghazi, Libya, March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libya: Haftar Forces Prepare to Deter New Attack on Oil Crescent Area

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Amid a state of anticipation of a new attack by armed militias on the Oil Crescent area, which is controlled by the Libyan National Army led by Marshal Khalifa Hafter, at least five people were killed in clashes in Suq al-Khamis and al-Hira areas southwest of...

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Boris Johnson met Libyan Unity Government Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj (right). Reuters

Haftar Threatens ISIS after Terrorist Attack on Army Checkpoint

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 24, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Libyan National Army vowed Wednesday to eliminate ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the deaths of nine soldiers from the Libyan army in an attack on a checkpoint controlled by Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar south of Tripoli. “At least...

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A tank is seen as fighters from Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government take position during a battle with ISIS militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Italy Calls UN Support for International Libyan Initiatives

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 23, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– The United Nations and Italy reiterated the need for uniting all international initiatives aiming at supporting stability in Libya under an international umbrella. Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni discussed recent Libyan developments with French President...