Latest in Tag: Haftar Highlight
Latest in Tag: Haftar

Libyan court excludes Haftar presidential race
The judges of the Zawiya City Court declared the acceptance of the appeal against Haftar and excluded him from the list of candidates.

Egypt’s General Intelligence Chief meets Libyaâs Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Benghazi
Abbas Kamel stressed Egyptian support to 5+5 joint military commission talksâ outcomes, UN-led peace efforts

Update: Egypt’s Intelligence Chief meets Haftar, Aguila Saleh in Libya’s Benghazi
Head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service stressed Egyptian support to 5+5 joint military commission talksâ outcomes,
UN-led peace efforts

President Al-Sisi receives Libyaâs Haftar, Saleh in Cairo for talks
Egypt’s Al-Sisi stressed to UNGA on Tuesday that crossing Sirte, Jufra red line in Libya will result in Egyptian defensive action

Libyaâs Haftar seizes strategic city of Sirte
Tunisia says it will never allow Turkey to send its troops across its borders with Libya

US officials discuss ending Aprilâs offensive in Tripoli with Haftar
In the statement, the State Department said that a US delegation including US ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, met with Haftar, in order to discuss âprospects for suspension of hostilities and resolving the Libyan conflict.”

Al-Sarraj proposes initiative for ending conflict in Libya
Head of UN-backed government expressed no will to negotiate with Haftar again

Airstrikes hit Tripoli, Mitiga airport reopened Â
Clashes escalated after White House announced Trumpâs Haftar phone call

Plans to hold elections in Libya next spring: Italy’s Foreign Affairs Minister
Egypt has reached agreement with most Libyan factions about regulating Libyan armed forces, says Al-Sisi

Egypt expresses support of LNAâs victory deceleration of Ben Ghazi
LNA Field Marshal Haftar announced victory on Thursday after a three-year battle

Egypt pledges right to self-defence before UNSC by Libya airstrikes
The airstrikes follow Minya bus terrorist attack of which IS claimed responsibility

Al-Sisi calls for lifting arms embargo on Libyan National Army
The president discussed with Haftar the latest updates in the Libyan conflict

Haftar leaves Egypt, arrives in Russia to seek support against militias
The leader of the Libyan National Army visited Cairo for consultation, says Tobruk parliament member
Khalifa Haftar sworn in as Libya’s army chief
Former rogue general had staged his own war against Islamists in eastern Libya

300 missing Egyptian fishermen return from Libya
Fishermen disappeared amid heavy militia fighting in Misrata

UN envoy in Cairo as Libya violence continues
International community reiterates call for ceasefire, backs political dialogue

Libyan government lauds âliberation of Benghaziâ
House speaker denies foreign intervention in Libyan fight on âstrongholds of terrorismâ
Egypt calls for âreturn of the Libyan capitalâ
Libyan government orders military to retake Tripoli, calls for civil disobedience in capital
Egyptian shot dead in Libya
Thousands of Egyptians have recently been evacuated from restive neighbour Libya

Egypt to host Libya neighboursâ talks on 25 August
Shoukry and Arab League envoy to Libya discuss possible political solutions to the situation in Libya
Egypt officials discuss Libya violence
The Egyptian foreign ministry stressed the need for violence and armed clashes to end in neighbouring Libya in a Thursday statement. The ministryâs political action group met to discuss the situation on Wednesday as the situation worsened in Libya with people attempting to flee the militia fighting in their hundreds. The ministry statement reported that the meeting âemphasised the importance of …

Egypt mourns the death of 23 nationals in Libya shelling
Foreign ministry calls on Libyan authorities to identify the perpetrators as violence in the neighbouring country intensifies
US urges constructive dialogue in Libya, as violence continues
Fighting erupted between rival militias at Tripoliâs international airport, one day after protesters shut down an oil port in the countryâs northeast

Libya votes in poll hoping to end post-Gaddafi chaos
Voters in Tripoli and Benghazi took advantage of a public holiday called for the election, trickling in to cast their ballots.

Suicide bomber kills three at Libya ex-general base
Ex-general Khalifa Haftar was in the base at the time but escaped unharmed.

Libyan delegation arrives in Cairo amid tensions back home
Four Libyan ministers arrive in Cairo for meetings with high-level officials
Al-Qaeda urges Libyans to fight rogue general
AFP – Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb urged Libyans to fight a rogue general who is pressing an offensive against Islamist militias in the countryâs east, labelling him an âenemy of Islamâ. Last month, ex-general Khalifa Haftar unleashed forces from his so-called National Army on Islamist militias in Benghazi in a campaign dubbed âOperation Dignityâ. …

Elite Libya unit boosts rogue generalâs Islamist hunt
Gunmen stormed the GNC in southern Tripoli on Sunday, two days after an anti-Islamist offensive launched by a rogue general in the eastern city of Benghazi.
Libya parliament attacked, Benghazi Islamists targeted
AFP – Armed groups attacked Libyaâs interim parliament and an air base in the east Sunday, adding to turmoil in the troubled country where a rogue general has launched an offensive against Islamists in the city of Benghazi. A colonel claiming to speak on behalf of the army declared that parliament had been suspended. âWe, …