Khalifa Haftar
Explainer: Why Libya’s election has collapsed and what comes next
Middle East
December 24, 2021
Explainer: Why Libya’s election has collapsed and what comes next
TUNIS, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Libya said on Wednesday its planned election would not take place but it has not…
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
Middle East
April 17, 2021
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council has authorized international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement…
Blackwater founder Erik Prince accused of helping evade UN Libya sanctions
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Blackwater founder Erik Prince accused of helping evade UN Libya sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Erik Prince, the private security executive and supporter of former US President Donald Trump, “at the…
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
Middle East
February 16, 2021
Ten years on, Libyan revolutionaries live with wounds and unfulfilled dreams
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – As revolution swept their region in 2011, three young Libyans joined mass protests against Muammar Gaddafi’s…
Closed highway and dangerous desert detour underline challenges to Libyan peace
Middle East
February 2, 2021
Closed highway and dangerous desert detour underline challenges to Libyan peace
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyans watching a peace process nearing a critical phase this week in Switzerland need only try driving…
UN lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this year’s vote
Middle East
January 31, 2021
UN lists candidates to run Libya’s transitional government until this year’s vote
TUNIS (Reuters) – Participants at Libya’s UN-sponsored peace talks have approved a list of candidates seeking to lead a transitional…
Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar and supporters against attacking its forces
Middle East
December 28, 2020
Turkey warns Libya’s Haftar and supporters against attacking its forces
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar warned on Sunday that the forces of Khalifa Haftar and their supporters based…
Fishermen detained in eastern Libya have been freed – Italy
Middle East
December 19, 2020
Fishermen detained in eastern Libya have been freed – Italy
ROME (Reuters) – A group of 18 sailors who were seized by Libyan patrol boats in September while fishing in…
Key players to meet virtually to push for Libya cease-fire
Middle East
October 3, 2020
Key players to meet virtually to push for Libya cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and Germany are co-chairing a ministerial meeting on Monday of world powers and…
Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process
Middle East
September 26, 2020
Down but not out, Haftar still looms over Libya peace process
CAIRO (Reuters) – His assault on Libya’s capital has collapsed. Foreign powers have tried to sideline him. But military commander…