Tag: GNA
How the Gas-Rich & Geostrategically Important Eastern Mediterranean Has Turned Into a ‘Powder Keg’
Oruç Reis's dispatch to waters claimed by Athens, Ankara and Nicosia last month came in response to the 6 August Greek-Egyptian agreement demarcating exclusive...
Libya’s Haftar Announces Resumption of Oil Production, Exports
Middle East11:18 GMT 18.09.2020(updated 12:01 GMT 18.09.2020)Protests broke out in areas loyal to both the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in...
Libya crisis: Rival authorities announce ceasefire
Libya's rival authorities have announced an immediate ceasefire.
The Tripoli-based and internationally recognised Government of National...
Cairo Prefers Diplomacy Over War in Libya But Won’t Hesitate to Use Force – Ex-Aide to Egypt’s FM
Although Egypt's parliament has given its approval to send troops to Libya, citing Cairo's security concerns, a former aide to the Egyptian foreign minister...
Turkey Wants France to Apologise Over Mediterranean Warships Incident That Led to NATO Probe
World10:27 GMT 02.07.2020(updated 13:23 GMT 02.07.2020)Turkish frigates confronted French naval forces in the Mediterranean Sea as they tried to inspect a...
France suspends Nato mission role amid Libya row
france has temporarily pulled out of a Nato security operation amid a major row with Turkey.
The...
Staying Firm With Allies: Egypt Unlikely to Drop Support for Libyan National Army, Expert Claims
Cairo will continue to lend its support to General Haftar, says an Egyptian expert, who stresses that his country is determined to curb the...
Libya conflict: GNA regains full control of Tripoli from Gen Haftar
Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) has regained full control of Tripoli after recapturing the...
Libyan National Army Spokesman Accuses Turkey of Violating UN Arms Embargo
The allegations came the same day that Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s forces warned Ankara that Turkish forces "illegally operating" in Libya would be subject to...
Ankara Warns of ‘Serious Consequences’ After Haftar’s Air Force Reveals Plan to Strike Turkish Troops in Libya
Africa12:27 GMT 21.05.2020(updated 12:35 GMT 21.05.2020)Turkey began sending troops to Libya in January to shore up the UN-backed Government of National...
Haftar’s Army Accuses GNA of Shelling Civilians Outside Tripoli as EU Renews Call for Ceasefire
Africa11:03 GMT 25.04.2020(updated 11:11 GMT 25.04.2020)It’s been over a year since the Tobruk government-backed forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA)...
Enemy of My Enemy? Israel Sells Missile System to UAE for Haftar’s Libyan National Army – Report
The war-torn nation of Libya, which descended into a foreign-backed civil war in 2011 after NATO warplanes helped rebels topple Muammar Gaddafi, has faced...
Some UNSC Members ‘Scared’ to Stop Libya Arms Embargo Violations – GNA Minister
Libya has been torn apart by two rival governments following the 2011 overthrow and assassination of the country’s long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi. Tensions escalated...
LNA Spokesman Shares Video of Aftermath of Alleged Turkish Drone Strike Civilians in Tripoli
Middle East00:39 GMT 28.02.2020(updated 01:54 GMT 28.02.2020)Ankara previously deployed forces to Libya in support of the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord...
Libyan National Army Claims Turkish Arms Making Their Way Into Terrorist Hands Via Misrata Port
Africa12:50 GMT 24.02.2020(updated 13:01 GMT 24.02.2020)Turkish President Erdogan confirmed Saturday that “several” Turkish servicemen had been killed fighting Libyan National Army...
GNA Offers US Right to Build Libya Base to Contain Russia – Report
Libya, which was thrust into a violent, nine-year-long civil war in the aftermath of a militia uprising backed by NATO airstrikes in 2011, has...
