Khaled Mahmoud

Khaled Mahmoud
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)
Arab World State minister for cabinet affairs Adel Juma meets with GNU Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah in Tripoli. GNU file photo

Libyan GNU Minister Survives Assassination Attempt

A Libyan state minister survived an assassination attempt when gunmen opened fire on his car in the capital Tripoli on Wednesday. The Tripoli-based Government…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Bodies of migrants lie in bags, after they were discovered in a mass grave in a farm in Jakharra area, some 441 km from Benghazi, in Jakharra, Libya, February 5, 2025. Alwahat district Security Directorate/Handout via REUTERS

IOM Shocked at Discovery of Mass Graves in Libya

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday expressed shock and concern at the discovery of two mass graves in Libya with the bodies of dozens…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Pro-Dbeibah government forces intervening to disperse protesters in central Tripoli (AFP)

Cohen Meeting Escalates Protests in Western Libya Against Unity Government

Protests have intensified in western Libya against the interim Government of National Unity, led by Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, following the revelation of a meeting…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)