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Khalifa Haftar, accompanied by his son Saddam Haftar, met on Sunday with the United Nations Special Envoy to Libya, Hanna Tetteh, at his headquarters in al-Rajma.According to media outlets close to Haftar, discussions focused on the…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the State of Qatar have called on the Government of National Unity and the Special Deterrence Force for Combating Organised Crime and Terrorism to urgently finalise a security…

Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, on Saturday visited the victims of the recent ammunition depot explosion in the Al-Skirat area of Misurata.During his visit, Dbeibeh inspected the condition of…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, announced on Saturday that the authorities have begun dismantling all security barriers and reopening previously closed roads around diplomatic missions in the country, in a move aimed at…

Sources told Libyan Express that Khalifa Al-Obaidi, head of the War Media Division within Haftar’s forces, has fled Libya and is now hiding in Cairo, Egypt. Al-Obaidi is accused of leaking videos showing the torture of the kidnapped MP,…

Security sources informed Libyan Express on Saturday that former Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun was detained at Mitiga Airport in Tripoli while preparing to travel abroad.According to the sources, Aoun was stopped by security personnel…

Claudia Gazzini, Senior Analyst at the International Crisis Group, has commented on the recent meeting in the Italian capital between Saddam Haftar and Ibrahim Dbeibah, describing it as part of an increasingly open political game…

Libya’s Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel General Khaled Haftar, held talks in Moscow with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov during an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral defense ties.The…

Libya’s Al-Ahly Tripoli basketball team has officially announced the signing of American guard Marcos Knight, joining from Russian club UNICS Kazan, to strengthen the squad ahead of its participation in the FIBA Intercontinental Cup.…

Former member of the Board of Directors at the Central Bank of Libya, Maraj Ghaith, has warned against recent calls to float the Libyan dinar, describing the move as “economic suicide” with direct repercussions on citizens’ living…