The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri has told Arabi 21 website that Khalifa Haftar is being funded and supported, in his war on Tripoli, by four local parties, especially the Moammar Gaddafi regime figures and military officers.
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UAE-linked “Aref Al-Nayed” proposed to form Libya’s post-war government to Trump administration officials
The US President Donald Trump administration officials have had multiple meetings with former Libyan UAE ambassador, Aref Al-Nayed, who is aligned with Khalifa Haftar, hinting that the American administration may be rethinking its Libya policy, according to Defense One website.
Will Libya back away from allowing Gaddafi to stand trial at the ICC?
It appears that Libya’s Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamloum, underestimated the public reaction to his statements before the International Criminal Court (ICC) last Tuesday. The ICC was hearing an appeal from the defence team of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi’s who were disputing the case’s admissibility before the international court.
Libyan Activists Refuse to Hand Over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to ICC
Libyan parties have rejected the trial of Saif al-Islam, son of late Muammar al-Gaddafi, at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after Libya’s representative at the court, Ahmed al-Jehani, agreed to bring him to The Hague.
Libya’s GNA Backs Gaddafi Son’s Trial at ICC
The International Criminal Court completed on Tuesday hearing the defense of Saif al-Islam, son of the late Libyan leader Moammar al-Gaddafi, in his request for an appeal of charges against him.
Libyan lawmakers hold parliament meeting in Egypt
Egypt hosted on Saturday a meeting of members of the Libyan House of Representatives based in Tobruk to unite their visions and efforts for the settlement of war-torn Libya’s crisis, official MENA news agency reported.
Egyptian, Libyan parliament members agree on new road map to resolve crisis
Members of the Libyan Parliament met in a second meeting in Cairo with members of Egypt’s parliament on Saturday, in which they agreed on a road map to resolve the country’s crisis.
Haftar Urges to Cancel UN Embargo, as Libyan Army Needs Arms
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), has explained the situation in the war-torn country and described Libya’s potential future in an interview with Sputnik.
Haftar says Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi has every right to run for Libya president
Khalifa Haftar told Sputnik that Moammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif Al-Islam, has every right to run for president in Libya.
The Middle East’s Lost Decades
In countries as diverse as Egypt, Libya, Syria, and Tunisia, ordinary citizens took to the streets to challenge their authoritarian rulers and demand dignity, equality, and social justice. For a moment, it seemed as if change had finally arrived in the Middle East. Yet in the aftermath of the Arab …