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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...

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Libyan General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference in Amman, Jordan August 24, 2015. (Reuters)

Haftar: Paris Meeting is Sarraj’s Last Chance

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 27, 2017 | Interviews

Paris– The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, cautiously welcomed the meeting he held on Tuesday in Paris with head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj under the auspices of French President Emmanuel Macron and in...

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French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L), and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar (R) after talks, near Paris, France. July 25, 2017 (Reuters)

Libya’s Sarraj, Haftar Agree to Ceasefire, Elections Next Spring

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 26, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, and Commander of the Libyan Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar agreed in an unprecedented joint statement on Tuesday to commit to a conditional ceasefire and to hold...