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File photo of UK ambassador to Libya Michael Aron. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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A member of the Libyan military police looks through binoculars as they fight alongside troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar, in clashes with Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, on December 16, 2014. (AFP Photo/Abdullah Doma)
Haftar set to be Libya’s highest-ranking military official: minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Libya’s internationally recognized parliament is set to promote the leader of the Libyan National Army group, Khalifa Haftar, to the rank of full general within the next few days, making him the highest-ranking army officer in the North African...Caption:
Tunisian soldiers stand guard at the border crossing at Ras Jdir/Ben Guerdane, on December 5, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)
Fighting erupts near Libya’s main border crossing to Tunisia
Tripoli and Tunis, Reuters—Fighting between armed factions allied to Libya’s competing governments broke out on Sunday near the country’s main border crossing to Tunisia, Libyan and Tunisian officials said. The OPEC oil producer is caught in a conflict...Caption:
Nouri Abusahmain, the head of Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) (R) meets with Bernardino Leon (L) Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) for Libya, in Tripoli, December 8, 2014. (REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny)
Britain pressing Tobruk to reach agreement with Muslim Brotherhood: Libyan minister
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—A Libyan cabinet minister slammed British policy in the North African country on Saturday, accusing the UK’s ambassador of lobbying the Tobruk parliament to reconcile with the Muslim Brotherhood. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a minister of...Caption:
General Khalifa Haftar speaks during a news conference at a sports club in Abyar, a small town to the east of Benghazi, on May 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)