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Libyan General Khalifa Haftar speaking during his meeting with the Tunisian president on September 18, 2017 in Tunisia. (AFP)


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UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salameh attends a news conference with prime minister of Libya’s Government of National Accord Fayez Al Sarraj in Tripoli, Libya on August 5, 2017. Reuters / Hani Amara


Salameh’s Difficult Task in New York

Salameh’s Difficult Task in New York

This summer has seen a flurry of summits and meetings on Libya. On 25 July, Paris hosted a meeting between Sarraj and Haftar. Last week, Brazzaville hosted a meeting of the African Union with Prime Minister Faiez Sarraj, Speaker of the House of Representatives Aghila...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Libyan National Army Commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin


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US envoy Peter Bodde with Egyptian chief of staff Hajazi (Photo: Egyptian government)


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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.


Can Libya’s Warring Strongmen Come Together?

Can Libya’s Warring Strongmen Come Together?

Reviewing the latest Paris summit, it seems that a new glimmer of hope shines around the possibility of settling the conflict between Libya’s strongmen, Libyan National Army LNA Chief Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, who controls two thirds of the country, including...