Libya: Serraj and his foes to meet in Paris for talks Tuesday

Head of the Libyan Presidency Council (PC) Faiez Serraj and his rival, Head of the East-based Libyan National Army are to meet in Paris Tuesday for talks involving other Libyan factions. The meeting will be held at invitation of the Read more

Libya: UAE accused of obstructing progress towards peace

The Libyan armed group Benghazi Defence Brigades (BDB), opposed to Eastern-based Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, has accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of halting peace among Libyans and pointed at its covert plans to dominate the North African country through Read more

Libya: Haftar warns Kobler of “meddling in very sensitive issues”

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

Libya: Cairo Endorses Haftar’s Oil Crescent Takeover

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

Libya: GNA for Unified Military Assault on IS

The Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Presidency Council (PC) have called on military groups in Libya to halt any planned actions on the Islamic State (IS) in Sirte until a unified front is formed. The PC describing itself Read more