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In a phone call today, Acting SRSG Stephanie Williams reviewed with the President of the Presidency Council Fayez Serraj the latest developments in Libya, including his recent positive statement which calls on all parties and political…

Libyan government forces launched a military operation early Tuesday to liberate Al-Watiya airbase, southwest of the capital Tripoli and controlled by militias loyal to renegade commander Khalifa Haftar, a military sources…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Libyan authorities to remain vigilant against the COVID-19 pandemic."Now is not the time to lower our guard. The low numbers being reported must not lull us into a false sense of…

The battle of Tripoli is not merely a Libyan affair, for it is a decisive milestone in modern Arab history. It is the battel of the birth of the New Arab Order.Indeed, we are not defeating the mercenaries of Hater only, but we are…

The economist and journalist Sami Radwan who maintains a popular blog at his personal website, published an Op-Ed article titled "Fabrication and Misinformation in the Media Concerning the Libyan Investment Authority".Radwan responded…

Turkey accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting “coup plotters” and destabilizing the region after Abu Dhabi had renewed its backing for Khalifa Haftar's coup on the internationally recognized political agreement in Libya.…

A number of top United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials visited Wednesday the Sudanese capital to rally support and recruit fighters for Libya’s warlord Khalifa Haftar, sources have told Al Jazeera.Two planes, one bearing the insignia of…

Libya's High Council of State condemned Tuesday warlord Khalifa Haftar's move of unilaterally declaring himself the ruler of the country."What the war criminal Haftar said was a coup on the democratic path, not new but a continuation of…

The conflict in Libya will not end with “unilateral decisions," France said, in response to warlord Khalifa Haftar’s unilateral declaration of becoming the ruler of Libya. In a statement, Olivier Gauvin, the deputy spokesman for the…

Khalifa Haftar on Monday unilaterally declared himself the ruler of Libya, announcing a coup on the Skhirat Political Agreement and the House of Representatives. In a video statement, Haftar pointed to street demonstrations in areas…