Haftar

Foreign warplanes backing up Haftar's forces carried out airstrikes on Al-Watiya airbase west of the capital Tripoli, on Sunday.  Military sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media, said…

Russia will reopen its embassy in Libya although it will be temporarily based in Tunisia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday. "I would like to inform you that we have decided to reopen the Russian Embassy in Libya, which…

The US has warned Khalifa Haftar's forces that their affiliation with a Russian paramilitary force and perpetuation of the oil shutdown contradict the interests of Washington and Libya. “The US delegation emphasized that the LNA’s…

Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Chief of General Staff Gen. Yasar Guler on Friday met with Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Tripoli and discussed bilateral relations as well as military cooperation.  “I would…

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Sayala downplayed Tuesday the recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron on Turkey’s role in Libya. "We hoped to hear from President Macron a position that states his rejection of Haftar's 14…

A tribal leader in Libya's oil-producing region on Monday indicated tribes there were ending a blockade on output and exports, saying "we opened the oil", and have handed authority to Haftar's forces to negotiate a restart in production…

The spokesman for the Libyan Army under the command of the Government of National Accord said "cleansing Sirte and Al-Jufra of Russian mercenaries have become compulsory". Mohammed Gununu said Sirte, a focal point of criminal provisions…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to dialogue, the Kremlin said in a statement following a phone call between the two leaders. On Thursday,…

Syria announced Tuesday its support for what it described as "the Libyan National Army led by Khalifa Haftar" and for Egypt’s initiatives with regards Libya, Minister of Assad regime's Foreign Affairs, Walid Al-Muallem, said. During a…

The European Union said it was concerned about the recent surge in declarations on Libya as they work against the de-escalation of the conflict, the bloc’s chief spokesman for the foreign policy said on Monday, commenting on the Egyptian…

The Libyan Presidential Council described on Sunday Egyptian president’s military intervention threat as a “declaration of war.”  The Presidential Council added in a statement that the statements of the Egyptian President…

The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday ordered his army to be ready to carry out any mission inside or outside the country to protect its national security. El-Sisi on Saturday toured an air base near Egypt's 1,200…

Bloomberg reported Thursday that a senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official had delivered rare criticism of the Gulf nation’s Libyan ally Khalifa Haftar after he suffered major battlefield defeats at the hands of the internationally…

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) revealed on Tuesday that 2000 Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group had been fighting for Khalifa Haftar in Libya. The director of the public relations department of AFRICOM Nicole…

The Turkish special presidential envoy to Libya, Emrullah Isler, has told Middle East Eye that Turkey sees head of Libya's Tobruk-based parliament Aquila Saleh Issa as a viable negotiations partner and wants him to represent the eastern…

The US Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Bureau at the State Department, David Schenker, said Washington was investigating and trying to get to the bottom of reports that Khalifa Haftar’s plane was in the Venezuelan capital Caracas last…

Turkey's Foreign Minister dismissed Egypt's proposal for a ceasefire in Libya, saying the plan aimed to save Khalifa Haftar after the collapse of his 14-month military push to seize the capital. Egypt called for a ceasefire starting on…

The spokesman for the media office of Volcano of Rage Operation Abdelmalik Al-Madani said the member of the Presidential Council Ahmed Meiteeg called the commander of Sirte-Jufra Liberation Room Ibrahim Baytalmal and asked him to halt Sirte…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar has agreed to a ceasefire agreement in Libya to take effect from Monday, Egypt's president announced after talks in Cairo, naming his proposal for solution in Libya as "Cairo Initiative". The development…

The Libyan Army forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) seized Friday morning control of Tarhouna city after attacking it from four axes, spokesman Mohammed Gununu said. Gununu confirmed that the entire city…