Haftar gathers several presidential candidates as Libyan presidential polls are set for postponement

Khalifa Haftar, a presidential candidate for almost impossible Libyan Dec. 24 elections and strongman of the oil-rich African country’s eastern regions, marshalled around him Tuesday several other candidates including former powerful Interior minister Fathi Bashagha, to bring together their visions Read more

US Pentagon charges UAE for alleged funding for Russian mercenary company in Libya

The United Defense department, the Pentagon, has leveled charges against the United Arab Emirates, UAE, for its alleged financing of Wagner Group, a Russian security company currently present in Eastern Libya, Foreign Policy Magazine reports. The charges, the magazine notes, Read more

Libya: A permanent ceasefire agreement signed between Khalifa Haftar’s camp and Tripoli-based Government in Geneva

The United Nations announced on Friday, October 23, a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire in Libya between Khalifa Haftar’s camp in Benghazi and that of the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity. The belligerents signed an agreement after five days of talks Read more

EU naval force thwarts UAE’s plot to carry fuel to ally Haftar in Libya in breach of UN arm embargo

EU naval forces tasked to enforce UN arm embargo in the Mediterranean has arrested a ship allegedly carrying fuel from UAE to Libyan rebel war lord Khalifa Haftar, reports say. The forces, Irini, in a statement said that a German Read more

Libya: Haftar’s Chief of Staff escapes assassination attempt

Chief of Staff of Libya’s so-called Libya National Army (LNA) has escaped an assassination attempt which targeted his motorcade in the city of Benghazi Wednesday. The failed attempt took place at the entrance of the country’s second city. A roadside Read more