Khaled Mahmoud
Arab World Trans-Mediterranean Migration Forum in Tripoli, Libya (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Libyan Mediation Succeeds in Halting Tripoli Clashes

Local mediation efforts successfully stopped sudden heavy fighting in Tajoura, a coastal suburb east of Libya's capital, just hours before the “Trans…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Head of Libya’s GNU Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli, Libya on November 21, 2021. (AFP/Getty Images)

Dbeibah: Libya Under Threat of Division, Facing Great Danger

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah warned that the country is facing the threat of division and coming up against a “great…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Security forces are seen in Tripoli, Libya. (Asharq Al-Awsat file photo)

Militias on Alert ahead of Possible New Round of Unrest in Libyan Capital

Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), headed by Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, has yet to comment on reports about the activities of armed militias loyal to it…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Abdoulaye Bathily, and municipal leaders in the Amazigh town of Jadu in western Libya. Photo: Bathily's account on X

US Pledges to Support Unity of Libyan Military

The United States has expressed continued support for efforts to unify the Libyan military. During a visit this week to Misrata and Al Khoms, “the US…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Speaker of Libya’s east-based parliament Aguila Saleh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Aguila Saleh to Asharq Al-Awsat: Forming Unified Govt Only Way to End Power Struggle in Libya

Speaker of Libya’s east-based parliament Aguila Saleh stressed that resolving his country’s political crisis lies in the formation of a unified government that…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Meeting of the American delegation with the UN envoy to Libya (US Embassy)

US Seeks to Encourage Libyans on Reconciliation, Dialogue

US Special Envoy to Libya Richard Norland has expressed his country’s strong support for the UN mission’s efforts to pave the way for dialogue in order to…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Interviews Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during his interview with Asharq Al-Awsat in Cairo (Photo: Abdel Fattah Farag)

Somali President to ‘Asharq Al-Awsat’ : No Talks with Sisi on War Declaration against Ethiopia

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat after a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, played down the possibility…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah meets with an Italian delegation. (GNU)

Libya’s Dbeibah Says Will Only Leave Post Through Elections

Head of Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah declared that he will only hand over power to a successor when elections are…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)