When Nato helped overthrow Gaddafi in 2011, there were hopes of a new beginning. More than a decade later, this former CIA asset runs the country – and Libya has become yet another lesson in the unint ...

Libya continues to unravel, quietly, with indications mounting that rival governments are regrouping for something big. Earlier this week, aided by US intelligence, Italian authorities intercepted a ...

Military leader Khalifa Haftar — who holds de facto power in large parts of eastern Libya — orchestrated a meeting on Tuesday as a means of "trapping" an EU delegation into recognising the legitimacy ...

Russia is strengthening its ties with eastern Libyan warlord General Haftar, aiming to disrupt European energy supplies and expand its geopolitical influence in North Africa. By leveraging Libya’s ...

Army and security personnel in the eastern Libyan city of Tobruk have reportedly decided to join renegade army general Khalifa Haftar, whose forces are engaged in deadly fighting with militias ...

The head of the UN-recognised government in Libya said Saturday a ceasefire in the conflict-torn country would be conditional on a climbdown by Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar. Government of ...

BENGHAZI, Libya, March 2 (Reuters) - Former Libyan general Khalifa Haftar was confirmed on Monday as army commander of the country's internationally recognised government, according to two lawmakers.

TUNIS (Reuters) - Western diplomats sat down for three hours with Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in his eastern stronghold last month to try to dissuade him from launching an offensive against the ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, whose forces control parts of the country, said on Sunday the U.N.-backed government was obsolete and he would listen to ...