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Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj addresses a joint news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini (unseen) at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 2, 2017. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Sarraj: Rejection of Dialogue Increases Suffering of Libyans

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Feb 15, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj has unveiled the reasons behind the failure to hold a tripartite meeting that was set to take place in Cairo on Tuesday to resolve the Libyan political crisis. “General Khalifa Haftar and Speaker of Tobruk-based...

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

Possible Alliance between Ghwell, al-Thani against Libya’s U.N.-Backed Government

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 14, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Libya’s National Salvation government of Khalifa Ghwell is mulling to form an alliance with the government of Abdullah al-Thani that is allied with the parliament. Such an alliance is aimed at confronting Libya’s U.N.-backed government of Fayez al-Sarraj....

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Libya’s Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference in Amman, Jordan August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Haftar Says Moscow Seeking to End Libya Arms Embargo

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Rome- Russia will seek to end an arms embargo against Libya and could supply weapons to Khalifa Haftar, the military strongman said Tuesday. Asked whether he was promised arms during a recent visit to Russia, Haftar said Moscow had told him weapons “can arrive...

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Haftar supporter holds his picture in Benghazi [Reuters]

Libya under Militias’ Control

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Dec 15, 2016 | Features

Tripoli- No one can know whether the ongoing major military operations in Libya aim at eradicating hundreds of heavily-armed militias according to a proactive plan or whether the developments and repercussions of clashes have just changed the locations of these...

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Fayez al-Sarraj, Libyan prime minister. Ismail Zitouny / Reuters

Libya’s Sarraj: We Welcome Dialogue with Military Institutions to Overcome Current Crisis

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Nov 28, 2016 | Interviews

Malabo – The prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, has welcomed dialogue between the presidential council, parliament and the military institution to reach a political agreement aimed at ending the ongoing crisis. He also...