Tag: Khalifa Haftar

Libya: Sharara oil field will remain shut down until rebels leave, NOC Chief

January 30, 2019

The head of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) Tuesday said Sharara oil field, the country’s largest with a production capacity of 340,000 barrels per ... Read More

Libya: Haftar’s LNA declares UN Envoy enemy

January 24, 2019

The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Eastern Libya strongman Khalifa Haftar, has called the UN Special envoy to the North African country an enemy ... Read More

Libya Warring Factions Agree to Cease-Fire

January 22, 2019

Libya’s warring factions agreed on Monday to stop hostilities after nearly a week of deadly clashes south of the capital Tripoli. Under the truce, brokered ... Read More

Armed Chadian Group Attacks Haftar’s Forces in Libya

December 28, 2018

A Chadian armed group has attacked a military camp of forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar in southern Libya on Thursday. The attack took place ... Read More

Libya: Oilfield Attacked by Gunmen, Triggering Fears over Country’s Stability

November 22, 2018

Libya’s oilfield sub-station Sharara was attacked by a group of gunmen, said on Thursday the National Oil Corporation (NOC), noting that one was killed in ... Read More

Libya Mired in Chaos Seven Years after Gadhafi’s Death

October 31, 2018

Libya remains in turmoil, battered by infighting between heavily armed militias and a political crisis that has divided the country. The initial euphoria is a ... Read More

UN Envoy to Libya Holds Consultations with Morocco

October 30, 2018

UN special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé held talks Monday in Rabat with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, focused on the Libya crisis. At a joint ... Read More

Is Moscow Planning to Exploit Libya’s Migration Routes to Destabilize the West?

October 9, 2018

Russia is planning to make the war-torn Libya “his new Syria” and challenge the West in North Africa, warn UK intelligence chiefs. Moscow is sending ... Read More

Libya: UN to Delay December 10 Elections

October 1, 2018

Head of the UN mission in Libya Saturday said it will be hard for the country to hold its much expected elections on December 10 ... Read More

Warlord Haftar Threatens to Declare War on Algeria

September 10, 2018

As Algeria has repeatedly violated the territorial integrity of its Libyan neighbor, warlord Khalifa Haftar has expressed his exasperation and threatened to launch war on ... Read More