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Gen. Khalifa Haftar attends a news conference in Abyar, east of Benghazi, on May 17, 2014. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files)

Libya: Tobruk government reaffirms support for Gen. Haftar

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 20, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The commander of the Libyan National Army, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, is operating on the authority of the internationally recognized Libyan government based out of Tobruk, Libyan authorities confirmed this week. The statement of support for Haftar’s...

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Members of the Libyan army watch black smoke rise from the city’s port after a fire broke out at a car tire disposal plant during clashes against Islamist gunmen in Benghazi, on December 23, 2014 (AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA)

Rival parliament says UN talks must be held inside Libya

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Tripoli Reuters—Libya’s rival parliament decided on Sunday that it would attend UN-sponsored peace talks only if they were held inside Libya, officials said. Nearly four years after a NATO-backed revolt ousted Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is in turmoil. Two rival...

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African Union’s Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra speaks during an interview with Reuters in Algiers December 12, 2010. (Reuters)

We support “strong” Libyan army: Algerian FM

by Sawsan Al-Abtah | Jan 18, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Algiers is backing the establishment of a “strong” Libyan army so long as this takes place within the framework of comprehensive national dialogue that aims to reach a peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramadan...

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United Nations special envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon (C) welcomes representatives of Libya’s warring factions prior to talks in Geneva, on January 14, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI)

Libyan peace talks will fail: minister

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 15, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN-sponsored talks between Libyan rivals gathered in Geneva will not produce a solution for the crisis in the North African country, a senior Libyan official told Asharq Al-Awsat this week. A member of the cabinet of Libyan PM Abdullah...

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File photo of United Nations envoy Bernardino Leon taken in Brussels on Nov 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Libya’s factions agree to new talks in Geneva

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2015 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Libya’s factions have agreed to a new round of UN-backed negotiations to attempt to end the conflict destabilizing the North African country three years after its civil war ousted Muammar Gaddafi. The meeting, announced after United Nations...