Khalifa Haftar
Russia Is On The Move In Eastern Libya
The Russians are taking Africa by storm. And Libya is the centerpiece of that strategy.
Russia Lost Syria. Can Libya Replace It?
The Russian Navy is not out of the Mediterranean Sea.
Libya’s Unity Government is Living on Borrowed Time
Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah is the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Tripoli and the political face of one of the wealthiest business families to have survived...
For Russia, Libya Is a Land of Opportunity
Aydar Rashidovich Aganin is one of Russia’s best Arabists. He has served in Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, and the United States. From 2007 to 2011, he ran Russia Today’s Arabic edition,...
Libya Could Make or Break Biden’s Middle East Oil Diplomacy
President Joe Biden is clearly not enthused about traveling to Saudi Arabia. He insists that his views on human rights have not changed and said he would not meet Crown...
To Build a Future Democracy, Libyans are Looking to Their Past
Amidst soaring rhetoric, the most accurate statement from the recent “Summit for Democracy” was also perhaps its most simple. “Democracy is hard,” said President Joe Biden. From his own life...
Gaddafi’s Son Ineligible for Libyan Presidency, Commission Rules
Libya’s electoral commission has ruled that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the second son of long-time Libyan dictator Muammar el-Qaddafi, is ineligible to seek the presidency in the country’s upcoming December elections. Gaddafi was...
December Elections in Libya Risk a Return to Civil War
Just over ten years after the demise of Muammar Gaddafi, his once “reform-minded” son turned internationally-wanted war criminal announced he will run for president of Libya in elections scheduled for...
Libyan Parliament Speaker Enters Presidential Race
Aguila Saleh Issa, Speaker of Libya’s eastern House of Representatives, has officially announced his candidacy in the country’s upcoming December presidential election. Saleh’s Wednesday announcement makes him the third high-profile political figure...
War Criminals Are Running for President In Libya
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, announced his candidacy in the country’s upcoming presidential race on Sunday, November 14. Gaddafi’s announcement was highly controversial, given his...
Khalifa Haftar Can Make or Break Libya’s Paris Peace Conference
After years of murder and misery, long-suffering Libyans finally have a ray of hope: the Paris Conference on Libya, scheduled for November 14, 2021. America’s support for the Libyan peace process...
Libya Cautiously Moves Toward December Elections
Libyan prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has endorsed a December 24 date for the country’s next elections, in accordance with a peace plan to the country’s decade-long conflict proposed by the...