Libya’s Khalifa Haftar is expected to return Thursday to Benghazi, where he will address the nation following weeks of speculation about his health and the future of his Libyan National Army (LNA). Libyan media outlets, citing spokesman and military leader Saqr al-Jaroushi, said Haftar will travel home from Cairo for…
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday that the condition of Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the nation’s east, has improved. That’s according to Radio France International, citing remarks Le Drian made to the Foreign Affairs Committee of France’s National Assembly while confirming that…
The condition of Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) in the nation’s east, still remained shrouded in mystery Friday amid conflicting reports on the severity of his health situation – or any acknowledgement of a critical illness at all. By late evening, the United Nations Support Mission…
The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed concern Wednesday after images appeared to show summary executions at the site of an earlier bombing attack in Benghazi that has claimed 35 lives. “UNSMIL is alarmed by reports of brutal and outrageous summary executions in Benghazi today,” the mission, led…
A former chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) is under scrutiny for, among other things, his alleged role in supporting a wealthy client connected with potential war crimes in Libya. Luis Moreno Ocampo, a 65-year-old Argentinian lawyer who became the first ICC prosecutor in 2003, is the subject…
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday will host Fayez Al-Sarraj, head of the Presidency Council for Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), and Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army in the nation’s east, at La Celle Saint-Cloud near Paris to discuss solutions to the Libyan…
One of the rival governments to Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) also has cut its ties with the small Kingdom of Qatar, its leadership announced on Monday. The power centers based in Tobruk and Bayda have followed the lead of Egypt, which is closely aligned with Khalifa…
Six years ago on May 18, the last of the late Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were pushed out of the Libyan coastal city of Misrata, ending months of urban warfare amid a besieged populace that captured the world’s attention. The hundreds of rebel groups – with their shifting strategies and alliances –…
Laureen is the editor of Africa Times