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Khalifa Haftar is seeking a military solution to the lingering conflict in the country, Turkey's foreign minister said Wednesday. “This is true that Haftar does not want peace. He seeks a military solution, not a political process,"…

Khalifa Haftar has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Tuesday. Haftar had asked for until Tuesday morning to make…

Libya's warring leaders made some progress at indirect peace talks in Moscow on Monday but failed to agree on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire. In talks that lasted about eight hours, mediators Russia and Turkey urged the rivals…

The leaders of Libya's two warring sides have arrived in Moscow for talks, a day after a ceasefire brokered by Russia and Turkey came into force. The development on Monday came amid reports that Fayez al-Sarraj, the chief of the…

The beginning of the ceasefire in Libya depends on Khalifa Haftar as he initiated the assault, a Russian diplomat said Thursday. Russia works to ensure all sides of the Libyan conflict will accept the suggestion of a cease-fire made…

Turkey and Russia urged Libya's warring parties on Wednesday to declare a January 12 ceasefire as Khalifa Haftar's forces continue to attack the capital to seize power. Turkey backs Fayez al-Serraj's Tripoli-based Government of National…

The Prime  Minister of Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) met European Parliament's president on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing situation in Libya.  Fayez al-Sarraj after the meeting told Anadolu Agency that as…

The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) has asked the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord to carry out a vote on cutting ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for its support for Khalifa Haftar's forces in their…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoganhas said Ankara started moving military units to Libya to support the internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, one of the two rival administrations in the North African…

Turkey on Sunday "strongly condemned" an airstrike on a military school in the south of the Libyan capital of Tripoli by jets loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar. At least 30 people were killed and 33…

Libya's parliament has voted by 38 members present out of 200 against deals on security and maritime cooperation the UN-backed Government of National Accord in Tripoli signed with Turkey, days after Turkish legislators approved a troop…

Khalifa Haftar declared on Friday military mobilization and "Jihad" against Turkey's plan to send troops to Libya to support the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Khalifa Haftar declared the mobilization in a televised…

The Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha said after the endorsement of the Turkish Parliament on sending troops to Libya, the aggressor (Khalifa Haftar) has only two options: to surrender or to commit suicide. Bashagha's remarks,…

The Libyan High Council of State (HCS) has welcomed the Turkish parliament’s approval to send troops to Libya as per the request of the Government of National Accord (GNA) and as per the MoU between the two countries. In a statement on…

Egypt strongly condemned on Thursday a vote by Turkey's parliament vote to allow a troop deployment to Libya, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Egypt said any such deployment could "negatively affect the stability of the…

Turkey's parliament on Thursday passed a bill that allows troop deployment to Libya, Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop said, paving the way for increased military cooperation despite criticism from opposition lawmakers. Sentop said the…

On Turkey’s pact with Libya last November demarcating maritime boundaries, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said it had foiled a plot to confine Turkey to land. "No matter who is involved, no plan in the region which excludes Turkey has…

Turkey's latest steps completely foiled the plots to exclude the country from the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish president said Tuesday. “The project to exclude Turkey from the Mediterranean has been foiled with the latest steps we…

The motion authorizing the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya will be submitted to parliament on Monday, according to Turkey’s foreign minister. Mevlut Cavusoglu made the statement after meeting opposition party leaders to argue in…

An old woman was killed and two civilians were injured on Sunday when an airstrike by Khalifa  Haftar's forces hit an area in Tajoura, east of the Libyan capital Tripoli. Osama Ali, spokesman of Health Ministry's Emergency Department,…