Tag: Khalifa Haftar

Libya: Haftar Reportedly Rushed to French Hospital in Critical Condition

April 12, 2018

Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the powerful warlord in eastern Libya, has been admitted to hospital in Paris, reportedly in critical condition. According to several Libyan and ... Read More

Libyan Army Factions Discuss Unification in Cairo

March 19, 2018

Eastern and western rival factions of the Libyan army arrived in Cairo on Sunday to take part in the sixth round of negotiations to unify ... Read More

Libya: LNA Sets March 17 as Deadline for African Forces to Leave

March 9, 2018

Khalifa Haftar’s so-called Libyan National Army (LNA) has set March 17 as a deadline for African forces to leave the Libyan territory on grounds that ... Read More

Seven Years after Fall of Gaddafi, Libya Remains Fragmented

February 19, 2018

Seven years after the fall of the Gaddafi regime, Libya remains in turmoil, battered by infighting between heavily armed militias and a political crisis that ... Read More

Libya: UN Reaffirms Commitment to Democratic Elections

January 12, 2018

UN Under-Secretary for Political Affairs has underlined the world body’s commitment to democratic elections in Libya, after field Marshal Khalifa Haftar declared that the oil-rich ... Read More

Libya: ’Libya not ready for democracy,’ Haftar

January 10, 2018

Presidential hopeful and head of the Libyan east-based army has told Paris-based Jeune Afrique that the North African country is not yet ready for democracy ... Read More

Libya’s Neighbors Affirm Attachment to Skhirate Agreement

December 19, 2017

Right after renegade general Khalifa Haftar declared the UN-brokered Skhirate Agreement "obsolete", Libya's neighbors, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt expressed support for the UN's efforts to ... Read More

Libya: Haftar’s statements on LPA Decried

December 18, 2017

Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar who dis-missed a series of UN-led talks to bridge differences between Libya’s two rival administrations and who does not ... Read More

Libya: Haftar concurs with elections as escape route

December 4, 2017

Head of the UN mission in Libya has told the media that Head of the Eastern-based army Khalifa Haftar backs his action plan to help ... Read More

Libya: ‘Saif Al-Islam can run for presidency if he wants’ UN envoy

September 25, 2017

UN special envoy to Libya has approved any intent by Saif al-Islam to run for elections in the Libya next year if he wants despite ... Read More