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A meeting organized and hosted by France to discuss the Libyan crisis is being questioned because there were no Libyan officials present. Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault stated that organizing the event was an “initiative” that he took “on behalf of Read more
US President Barack Obama is expected to prolong for a third consecutive month the US air campaign in Libya against the Islamic State (IS) militants, Fox News reported citing US security officials close to the campaign. The US air force Read more
Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar, who was not straightforward about his ambitions to serve as the country’s leader, has however stated in an interview, “military people who were elected to lead their country achieved remarkable success.” Libya needs a leader with Read more
Egypt’s former assistant foreign minister for Arab Affairs, Ahmed al-Quesni, said Cairo could intervene in neighboring Libya militarily to safeguard its own national security and stability. “Egypt will not let the oil ports be taken away from the Libyan people” Read more
The port of Ras Lanuf on Wednesday exported its first crude oil since 2014, as tanker Seadelta sailed off to Italy with more than 700,000 barrels. National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Mustafa Sanalla had put the revival of exportations on Read more
The Libyan Foreign Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA), Mohamed Taher Siala reiterated, on Tuesday in New York, the appreciation of the Libyan people and government of the efforts led by King Mohammed VI of Morocco in support Read more
A helicopter belonging to the Libyan National Army (LNA) crashed Tuesday, killing several military officers including military adviser to Ageela Saleh, the President of the internationally recognized Tobruk-based parliament; the House of Representatives (HoR.) The crash, according to a military Read more
UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler’s tweet that “it’s up to the Libyan to find a peaceful solution” to the intense clashes between the Libyan National Army (LNA) and the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) and that “I stand ready Read more
The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) led by Ibrahim Jadhran launched an offensive attack on the oil terminals of Ras Lanuf and Sidra that they lost last week to the Libya National Army (LNA) under Khalifa Haftar’s command. They were able Read more
The Egyptian foreign ministry Friday expressed Egypt’s support for Marshal Khalifa Haftar as it welcomed the Libyan army veteran’s takeover of the Libyan oil crescent, controlled by the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). Haftar’s forces [Libyan National Army] had Read more