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Warfali allegedly personally shot or ordered the execution of people. AFP

Haftar Announces Arrest of War Crimes Suspect Mahmoud Warfali

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 19, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- In a surprising development, the Libyan army announced that one of its officers, recently accused by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing war crimes, is under arrest and is currently under investigation for the first time in the history of...

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Khalifa Haftar (left), the chief of the Libyan National Army, meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on August 14. TASS

Moscow Supports Haftar’s Counter-Terrorism Efforts, Salama Meets Politicians in Misrata

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Russia had announced Tuesday that it supports the efforts exerted by Commander of Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar’s forces to combat terrorism while Haftar stressed his determination to continue the fight against terrorism until the liberation of all...

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US envoy Peter Bodde with Egyptian chief of staff Hajazi (Photo: Egyptian government)

Egyptian, US Efforts Pour into Resolving Libya’s Political Crisis

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The US administration took a decisive and active initiative on Thursday, in hopes of collaborating with Egyptian efforts seeking to broker a political settlement among Libya’s warring blocs. Hours after Libya’s Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar wrapped up two days...

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Libya Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar. (Reuters)

Haftar Makes Surprise Visit to Cairo, Salameh Meets with Saleh in Libya

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 7, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, arrived in Cairo on Sunday on a surprise visit, while UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh met with Libyan Speaker Aqila Saleh on the second day of his visit to the country. In a brief statement,...

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Special Representative of UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame arriving in Libya

New UN Envoy Vows Utmost Respect to Libya’s Sovereignty

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 6, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Special Representative of UN Secretary-General (SRSG) and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Ghassan Salame began his official visit to Libya by meeting with President Fayez al-Sarraj and his political ally the Head of the High Council of...