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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

France Hopes Sarraj-Haftar Meeting Will Yield Roadmap for Libya Peace

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 25, 2017 | Features

Paris – France will host on Tuesday Prime Minister of the UN-recognized Libyan government Fayez al-Sarraj and his rival, commander of the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, in an attempt to reach a solution to the North African country’s crisis. Hosted...

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French President Emmanuel Macron waits for a guest on the steps at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Photo: Reuters

France Confirms Hosting Sarraj-Haftar Talks on Tuesday

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 24, 2017 | Middle East

France confirmed that it will host talks on Tuesday between Fayez al-Sarraj, head of Libya’s UN-backed government in Tripoli, and Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army in the divided country’s east. During the talks, President Emmanuel...

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Khalifa Haftar (R), shakes hands with Fayez al-Sarraj in the eastern town of al-Marj on January 31, 2016 (AFP Photo)

Libya: Haftar, Sarraj to Meet in Paris Soon

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – The French capital will host next week a meeting between Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army, and head of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj, well-informed Libyan sources told Asharq Al-Awsat...

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Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa. — File photo: Reuters

Libyan Parliament Speaker Slams Sarraj Initiative, Doubts Government’s Legality

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 18, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh Issa slammed on Monday the roadmap suggested by Head of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj. The road-map suggests presidential and parliamentary elections in March 2018 to put an...

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

Sarraj Proposes Roadmap for Libya, Including Elections by Spring

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jul 17, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Head of Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al-Sarraj has reviewed his government’s work in a span of one year since coming to office in Tripoli in April 2016. In a televised statement on Saturday , Sarraj proposed a new roadmap...