Haftar

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, at the opening of MED 2020 online conference called on the international community to stop foreign interference in the Libyan crisis.The Italian Minister noted that unilateral actions by Turkey in…

Libyan news outlets has reported that Saddam, the son of Haftar, spent over 13 million Libyan dinars (what equates to nearly 10 million dollars) on gifts for poets that praised him and his tribe during his wedding which was held in the West…

The forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya said that they detected the movement of large military forces of Khalifa Haftar towards the city of Sirt.The spokesman for the GNA Sirte al-Jufra Liberation Operations Room,…

The Libyan ambassador to the United Nations, Al-Taher El Sonni, has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to probe the killing of activist and lawyer Hanan Al-Barasi by militias in Benghazi.El Sonni remarked in his speech in a…

The US ambassador Richard Norland has welcomed the courageous efforts of Libyan participants in the Joint Military Commission (JMC) consultations in Ghadames to implement the October 23 ceasefire agreement, realize Libyan aspirations to…

A Russian cargo plane carrying Syrian fighters landed in Libya's Sirte province, controlled by warlord Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan army said on Saturday.The aircraft arrived at 11.00 a.m. local time (0900GMT) at the Ghardabiya Airbase,…

Khalifa Haftar gave his “personal commitment” to “allow the full reopening of the energy sector” by Sept. 12, the U.S. embassy in Tripoli, the capital, said in a statement Saturday.He made the pledge via an exchange of letters between…

The Head of Libyan Government of National Accord Fayez al-Sarraj announced late Monday the beginning of a Cabinet reshuffle amid protests in the capital.Al-Sarraj made the televised statement in conjunction with the outbreak of mass…

Khalifa Haftar's forces on Sunday rejected a ceasefire proposal by the United Nations-supported Government of National Accord (GNA) and the House of Representatives based in Tobruk as a “deception,” claiming that the GNA was preparing to…

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar, who previously lived for decades in Virginia, has said he deserves immunity from a pair of civil lawsuits in the US accusing him of atrocities and indiscriminate killings because he is Libya's head of state,…

Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guards, loyal to Khalifa Haftar, has announced that the blockade on oil production in the country imposed by warlord Haftar has been lifted after over seven months.“Haftar gave the order to reopen the…

Libya has suffered over $8 billion in losses as a result of the oil blockade and the closure of oil wells by Khalifa Haftar’s forces in the past 200 days, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced.In a statement, the NOC said the…

Two Russian military cargo planes landed in Libya's strategic Sirte city - Gardabiya airbase - which is under the control of illegitimate forces loyal to putschist Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan Army under the Government of National Accord…

The Libyan army under the GNA command on Sunday said Russian-made cargo planes made new military shipments to the forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar.Abdulhadi Drah, the spokesman for the army’s Sirte-Jufra Joint Operations Room,…

US officials say Washington has threatened warlord Khalifa Haftar with sanctions over his refusal to reopen oil exports, which the US said that it was a decision made under Russian influence.Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said warlord Haftar…

Libya and Qatar agreed Thursday to boost bilateral cooperation, according to the media office of Libyan prime ministry. Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al-Sarraj and Qatari Foreign Minister Muhammad bin Abdurrahman al-Thani met in Istanbul…

The US has again accused Russia of sending weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles, to Libya and sending Russian mercenaries to operate on the front lines of the conflict there for warlord Khalifa Haftar."It is assessed that the…

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Saturday evening it was deeply concerned at the serious deterioration in the security situation in areas surrounding oil facilities in the Gulf of Sirte.“Violent Clashes took place over the…

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) condemned unreservedly the renewed blockade on Libyan oil exports and calls for the states responsible to be held to account by the United Nations Security Council.NOC has been forced to declare…

Warlord Khalifa Haftar said on Saturday that he will continue to block oil production until his conditions are accepted, despite announcement by Libyan National Oil Corporation on the same day that exports will resume after lifting force…