Eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar will run in Libya’s presidential elections due next month, he announced in a televised speech on Tuesday.
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Haaretz: Haftar received Israeli assistance in coordination with Egypt
Haftar has received assistance from Israel in collaboration with the Egyptian regime, headed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports.
Zawiya closes polling stations, rejects Saif Gaddafi and Haftar’s nomination
Representatives from Zawia city, including dignitaries, civil society activists, and military leaders, said Sunday they would not accept to see Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Khalifa Haftar run for the president chair.
Libyan Military Prosecutor calls for halting Saif Gaddafi, Haftar’s presidential candidacy
The Libyan Military Prosecutor has called for the halt of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s candidacy for presidential elections, asking the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) to stop Gaddafi and Khalifa Haftar’s electoral registration until they’re interrogated for accusations of crimes filed against them.
Turkey rebuffs Macron call for Libya troop withdrawal
Turkey on Saturday rebuffed French President Emmanuel Macron’s call on foreign powers to remove their forces from Libya as part of efforts turn on a page on a decade of strife.
Will World Powers Rubberstamp Libya’s Tainted Election?
Backers of Libya’s factions meet in Paris today to affirm their support for what is likely to become a messy election period.
300-pro-Haftar mercenaries, foreign troops to leave Libya
Haftar’s forces said Thursday 300 foreign mercenaries fighting on their side would leave Libya, at the request of France, which will host a conference on Libya.
Libyan Army senior leaders reject elections laws issued by HoR
Senior leaders from the Libyan Army’s Volcano of Rage Operation, which defeated Haftar’s forces in their war on Tripoli between April 2019 and May 2020, said in a statement that they reject the laws of upcoming elections issued by the House of Representatives (HoR) and confirmed that those laws aren’t …
Nine potential candidates in Libya’s presidential elections
As the date for Libya’s presidential elections closes in, nine prominent figures are expected to run for the country’s top seat.
U.S. judge pauses lawsuit against Libyan warlord for presidential election
A U.S. judge is putting a lawsuit against a Libyan warlord on hold until after an election in which he is expected to run for president of the North African nation, saying the plaintiffs acted inappropriately and appear to be using a Virginia federal court to influence an election on …