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Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, arrives for talks over a political deal to end Libya’s crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, near Paris, on July 25, 2017. Philippe Wojazer / Reuters

LNA Leader Haftar Orders Confrontation against Italian Warships

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 4, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan National Army chief Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar on Thursday ordered naval units to confront Italian warships in territorial waters despite growing fears of clashes erupting. Haftar’s order came a day after Rome launched a mission to counter migrant...

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Migrants on a wooden boat are rescued by German NGO Jugend Rettet ship “Juventa” crew in the Mediterranean sea off Libya coast, June 18, 2017. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

Italian Parliament Approves Libya Naval Mission

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 3, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo– Italian parliament approved on Wednesday a naval mission to help the Libyan coastguard in its fight against human traffickers and further reducing the number of migrant arrivals on Italy’s coasts. Meanwhile, an Italian military ship arrived on Wednesday...

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Migrants sit in a port, after being rescued at sea by Libyan coast guard, in Tripoli. (Reuters)

Italy Heads towards Approving Libya Request to Support Coast Guard

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 2, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Italian Premier Paolo Gentiloni stressed on Tuesday that a potential Italian mission dispatched to Libya to back its coast guard would be aimed at controlling the border against human trafficking. On its Twitter account, the Italian embassy in Libya quoted...

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French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) and Head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar (R). Reuters

Libya: New Political-Military Dispute between Haftar, Sarraj Threatens Paris Agreement

by Khalid Mahmoud | Aug 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- New disputes between Head of the Libyan National Army Khalifa Haftar and Head of Libya’s UN-backed government Fayez al-Sarraj have emerged Monday on the reality controlling Ghat military base, southwestern Libya, in addition to the stance over the new...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s UN-backed unity government. AFP

Sarraj Denies Approving Deployment of Italian Ships in Libyan Waters

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) backed by the United Nations, has denied that an agreement has been struck with Rome to deploy Italian vessels in Libyan waters to combat human trafficking. Tripoli and Rome had...