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Photo caption: Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni (right) and Prime Minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj met in Rome in February 2017 (ETTORE FERRARI/ANSA VIA AP)

Libya: The Rapprochement of Generals

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Apr 29, 2017 | Features

Cairo – A new opportunity for dialogue between Libyan Army generals has emerged a few days ago, the first of its kind since the armed uprising that toppled the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi in 2011. Away from the spotlight, a group of Libyan politicians and activists...

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Fayez al-Sarraj speaks at a press conference in Tripoli. Photograph: Stringer/AFP/Getty Images

Libyan Speaker Says US Pressuring him to Grant Confidence Vote to Sarraj

by Khalid Mahmoud | Apr 29, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libyan Speaker Aguila Saleh has revealed that he has come under US pressure to grant the Parliament’s vote of confidence to the government of Fayez al-Sarraj. Saleh’s parliament takes the city of Tobruk, in the far east of Libya, as its headquarters. Saleh said...

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

Libyan Parliament Heads toward Presidential Elections…Deputies Threaten to Recognize Sarraj Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 9, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo-As the Libyan government announced it was heading to carry out legislative and presidential elections within a year, a number of deputies in the internationally recognized parliament threatened to convene a session outside its headquarters in Tobruk to give...

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A view of the anchorage at the Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf, west of Benghazi March 11, 2014. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Libyan Parliament Announces Collapse of Political Dialogue

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 5, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The Libyan dialogue collapsed on Saturday after the internationally-recognized parliament announced boycotting it, threatening political efforts to reach a peaceful settlement for the Libyan crisis. Libyan oil, also, appeared on the military conflict agenda, as...

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Members of the Libyan pro-government forces, backed by locals, gather on a tank outside the Central Bank, near Benghazi port, January 21, 2015. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

Lavrov Meets Libyan PM, Calls for National Dialogue

by Khalid Mahmoud | Mar 3, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – UN-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj met on Thursday with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov in an attempt to push Russia to launch a mediation between the Libyan government and Military Commander General Khalifa Haftar. Sarraj...