Khaled Mahmoud

Khaled Mahmoud
Arab World EU Ambassador Nicola Orlando meets head of UNSMIL with Hanna Tetteh. Photo released by Orlando on X

EU, UN Agree on Importance of Libya Ceasefire

The United Nations rights office called on Wednesday for an independent investigation into the discovery of mass graves at detention centers in Libya's capital…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Head of UNSMIL Hanna Tetteh and her deputy, Stephanie Koury, hold meetings in Zintan and Misrata (UNSMIL)

UN Mission Holds Consultations to Solve Issues Blocking Progress Toward Elections in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Saturday held consultations with key officials in Libya’s Zintan and Misrata to discuss the…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Meeting of the House of Representatives in Benghazi (Parliament) 

Libya’s Presidential Council, Parliament Clash Over Naming New Prime Minister

A new political rift emerged in Libya on Wednesday as the Presidential Council and the House of Representatives publicly disagreed over who has the…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Members of the security forces deployed in Tripoli, Libya. (EPA)

Tensions Rise between Militias in Western Libya

Tensions are rising between rival militias in western Libya, with fears that the country could be dragged into an “imminent civil war.” Armed factions were…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Member of Libya’s Presidential Council Musa al-Kouni (L), head of the council Mohamed al-Menfi (C) and head of the GNU Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah during a meeting in Tripoli. (File photo)

Al-Kouni: Libya Is an Occupied Nation

Member of Libya’s Presidential Council Musa al-Kouni said his country was an “occupied” nation after his plane was barred from flying over the Brak air base,…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The head of the United Nations mission in Libya Hanna Tetteh and Egypt's Ambassador to Libya, Tamer El-Hefny (UN)

UN’s Tetteh Urges Libyan, Int’l Support for Advisory Committee

The head of the United Nations mission in Libya, Hanna Tetteh, said the mission’s Advisory Committee needs support from Libyan parties and international…

Khaled Mahmoud
Arab World Martyrs Square, Tripoli, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed

Western Countries Issue Statement on Libya’s Audit Bureau

The US and four Western countries have issued a joint statement on the independence of Libya’s Audit Bureau, whose chairman, Khalid Shakshak is under suspicion…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Libyan National Army commander Khalifa Haftar attends a Ramadan iftar in Benghazi. (LNA)

Libyan Sources Deny Parliament Poised to Name Haftar President

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…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)