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In this May 21, 2014 file picture, Gen. Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, east of Benghazi, Libya. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Libyan general sworn as top commander as his planes hit Tripoli airport

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 9, 2015 | Middle East

Tripoli and Cairo, Reuters—Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday attacked the last functioning airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said. Extending a series of tit-for-tat strikes, the...

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Members of the Libyan Special Forces look on in an army camp in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on February 1, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Haftar’s troops recapture key stronghold in Libya’s Benghazi

by Khalid Mahmoud | Feb 10, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libyan troops loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar recaptured a strategic army stronghold in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday, according to military officials, as the battle for control of the city continues. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat via...

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Fighters from the Fajr Libya (Libya Dawn) militia hold a position during clashes with forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government as they fight for the control of Al-Aqrabiyah area, west of the capital Tripoli, on February 4, 2015 (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD TURKIA)

Libya faces bankruptcy if low oil prices, political instability continue

by Khalid Mahmoud | Feb 8, 2015 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya faces bankruptcy if low global oil prices, falling Libyan production, and the unstable situation in the country continue, Western powers warned on Saturday. In a joint statement, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom,...

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The Cortinthia Hotel is seen under attack in Tripoli, Libya, on January 27, 2015. (AP Photo/ @AliTweel via AP video)

At least eight dead as gunmen storm hotel in Libyan capital

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 27, 2015 | Middle East

Tripoli, Reuters—Two heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury Tripoli hotel favored by top Libyan officials and visiting delegations on Tuesday, killing at least eight people including four foreigners before blowing themselves up, authorities said. Shooting erupted...

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The deputy speaker of the Tobruk-based Libyan parliament Mohamed Shuaib, in January 2015 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Libyan parliament deputy speaker: Tripoli will join peace talks

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 25, 2015 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As part of UN-brokered efforts, talks between representatives of Libya’s rival factions have been held in the Swiss city of Geneva over the last two weeks in a bid to halt the troubled North African state’s steady slide into chaos and outright...