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French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), and General Khalifa Haftar (R), commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), who shake hands after talks over a political deal to help end Libya’s crisis in La Celle-Saint-Cloud near Paris, France, July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Sarraj Stresses Holding Elections to Resolve the Libyan Crisis

by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Tunisia — Head of Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj stressed the importance of holding the parliamentary and presidential elections to resolve the current crisis in the country. Following his meeting with Turkey’s special envoy to Libya...

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Head of Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj. Reuters

Libya: Sarraj, Haftar Share the ‘Liberation’ of Sabratha

by Khalid Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo — The ISIS Fighting Operation Room (IFOR), loyal to Head of Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj, announced on Friday their full control of Sabratha after more than two weeks of heavy clashes against Brigade 48. The clashes between a security...

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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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Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, French President Emmanuel Macron and Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Paris, July 25, 2017 (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)

France Stresses Commitment to ‘Celle Saint-Cloud Agreements’ during Haftar’s Visit

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – France is maintaining pressure on the Libyan parties to push for a political settlement, in continuation of the Celle Saint-Cloud summit in July, which brought together Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan armed forces, and Prime Minister...

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Libyan General Khalifa Haftar addresses a press conference in Benghazi. AP

Haftar Holds Secret Meetings in Rome on Migration

by Jamal Jawhar | Sep 27, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Following an invitation from the Italian government, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army, arrived in Rome Tuesday to meet with Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti, Interior Minister Marco Minniti, the head of the Italian intelligence...