Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar was given a tour of a Russian aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean today, Russian media reported, a show of Kremlin support for the faction leader who opposes Libya’s UN-backed government.
HoR calls for oil export halt and expulsion of US, UK, French, German and Italian ambassadors over Zionist Gaza genocide
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Libya’s premier under fire for reported role in normalisation with Israel
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Libyan foreign minister suspended over talks with Israeli counterpart, as protests against normalisation rock country
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Worst fighting in months as clashes hit Libyan capital Tripoli
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Tobruk-based HoR ponders changing Libya’s national anthem and flag
A private letter sent by the Head of the House of Representatives Office in Tobruk, Awad Al-Fituri, to the HoR showed that the HoR’s Speaker, Aqilah Saleh, agreed on a request to distribute the proposal of changing the Libyan national anthem and flag to the HoR members so that it …
Questions about Daesh fighters fleeing Benghazi
The procession left Benghazi, on Thursday, was a military parade affiliated with Daesh. The convoy reached beyond the Al-Baydan area, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, the same way Daesh left Al-Fatayeh area after its defeat in Derna until it arrived at Sirte.
A Trumpian Peace Deal in Libya?
Surprising as it may be stateside, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is wildly popular in Libya. Since 2014, the civil war in Libya has been in a stalemate as rival factions, including the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli and the House of Representatives in Tobruk, each backed by an assortment …
Italian 48-hour diplomatic drive ends with embassy reopening
Italy’s new ambassador to Libya presented his credentials today to Presidency Council chairman Faiez Serraj and then went on to the reopening of his country’s imposing white embassy on Tripoli’s Corniche.
Russian warships doing military drills in the Libyan water coordinated with Haftar’s forces
An official at the Libyan Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that the Russian Navy has warned the Libyan airplanes of flying over the (Point.33) area above Sirte city in the Libyan territorial waters.