Officially, Brussels is cooperating with the government of national unity based in Tripoli. However, exchanges are also ...

A diplomatic row in Benghazi may have been part of a calculated move by Libya's Khalifa Haftar to pressure the EU into ...

Khalifa Haftar underscored the importance of French companies contributing to reconstruction and infrastructure projects in ...

Fresh details are emerging into the deportation of EU home affairs commissioner Magnus Brunner and three European ministers ...

General Khalifa Haftar expelled from eastern Libya the European Delegation including the Ministers of Greece, Italy, and ...

The expulsion of EU diplomats risks complicating efforts to prevent a wave of irregular migration from Libya to Europe this summer. View on euronews ...

The incident comes amid a new surge of departures of irregular migrants from Libya to Southern Europe. View on euronews ...

Cairo is concerned that if Libya's eastern parliament ratifies the deal it could spark tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean ...

At the heart of this is Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, now leading the current move by forces from the east of the country towards the capital Tripoli. Haftar is, to be polite, the ultimate pragmatist.

A retired general, Khalifa Haftar, leading a diverse coalition of eastern tribes, former army officers and secular-leaning politicians, launched an attack against Islamist militias in Benghazi.

Major General Ahmad al-Mesmari, spokesman for Haftar’s forces, said in a televised statement that the LNA was already in control of Gharyan, a town about 100 km (60 miles) south of the capital.

Can Libya’s Khalifa Haftar pull back following Tripoli defeat? Amid global economic downturn, analysts say it’s unclear if foreign supporters will continue to bankroll the strongman.