Libyan Sources Deny Parliament Poised to Name Haftar President

Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
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Libyan Sources Deny Parliament Poised to Name Haftar President

Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)
Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)

Sources from Libya’s parliament and people close to Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar denied to Asharq Al-Awsat reports that the legislature was poised to name him as interim president.

A news outlet had reported that the parliament was set to convene to make that move following a series of secret meetings in Cairo. MPs from western Libya are opposed to his appointment.

Neither the parliament nor its spokesman have not commented on the report.

Haftar has not commented on it either, but a figure close to him said the report was “just a rumor created by parties that don’t want stability in the country.”

A source at parliament said the members have not been invited to any session.



UN Peacekeeper Wounded in a Mine Explosion in Southern Lebanon

Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
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UN Peacekeeper Wounded in a Mine Explosion in Southern Lebanon

Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
Members of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol the road near the border with Israel in the southern Lebanese coastal town of Naqoura on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanon’s state news agency said a UN peacekeeper was wounded when a mine exploded in the country's south.

National News Agency did not give further details about the blast between the villages of Zibqine and Yater, near the border with Israel.

Andrea Tenenti, a spokesman for UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), confirmed that a peacekeeper was wounded during an operational activity and was taken to a Beirut hospital for surgery.