Khaled Mahmoud

Khaled Mahmoud
Arab World LNA commander Khalifa Haftar is seen with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov during the former’s visit to Russia in September. (AFP)

LNA Denies Haftar Seeking to Allow Russia to Set up Military Base in Libya

An informed source in the Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar, denied to Asharq Al-Awsat that the military was planning on reaching an…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Committee of the National Stability during its visit to Derna to prepare for the international conference (National Stability government)

Libya's National Stability Gov Prepares for Int’l Conference for Derna Reconstruction

Libya's Government of National Stability, headed by Osama Hammad, announced that it would move forward and unilaterally establish an international conference…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Features Archives: Gadhafi, his wife Safiya and his sons Saif Al-Arab, Khamis and Al-Muatasem (Getty images)

12 Years After Gaddafi’s Death, What Do We Know about His Family?

What happened to the family of the man, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for more than four consecutive decades? During the 12 years that followed the…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The head of Libya's National Elections Commission, Emad Al-Sayeh met with President of Türkiye’s Supreme Election Council Ahmed Yener in Ankara (HNEC)

HNEC Says Libya’s Stability Linked to Staging Elections

The head of Libya's National Elections Commission, Emad Al-Sayeh, said on Saturday that staging Libya’s elections was “an important and crucial issue for the…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP)

Libya’s GNU Pledges to Reconstruct Flood-Ravaged Derna

Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah, the head of Libya's Tripoli-based Government of National Unity (GNU), pledged on Tuesday to rebuild the flood-affected areas in the east…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The meeting of the High National Elections Commission in Libya, Tripoli. (HNEC)

HNEC Urges Politicians to ‘Pave Way’ for Elections in Libya

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) reiterated its readiness to implement the electoral laws, urging political parties to complete the requirements…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World People search for flood victims in Derna, Libya, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP)

IOM: More than 42,000 People Displaced by Floods in Libya's Derna

The death toll from devastating floods in Libya's eastern city of Derna has risen to 4,209 people, according to local officials. Meanwhile, the UN’s…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The US delegation during the meeting of the Libyan commander-in-chief (US Embassy)

US Urges Libyans to Form a ‘Unified Army’

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) commander General Micheal Langley and the US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland reiterated the call for the formation of a unified…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)