Summary Haftar's forces have dominated east for years He has nurtured image of strongman who can

to run in the country's first direct election for president looks poised to worsen.... Though Haftar

, both sides said. FILE PHOTO: Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar gestures as he speaks during

Libyan conflict by the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Egypt, also used fighters from Sudan and Syria as

The Tobruk-based parliament appointed Bashagha on March 1.... He has not yet made it to Tripoli, being blocked on the road by forces aligned with Debeibah. Both governments claim legitimacy and there are fears of new fighting or a territorial division between them.... The U.N. and Western countries are trying to revive the failed election....

The son of Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in a decade on Sunday to register as a presidential candidate for a December vote planned to help end the years of chaos since his father was toppled. Saif al-Islam al-Gaddafi, 49, appeared in an electoral commission video in traditional brown robe and turban, and with a grey beard and glasses, signing documents at the election centre in the southern town of Sebha. Gaddafi is one of the most prominent — and contr

By Reuters Staff4 Min ReadTRIPOLI( Reuters)-Libya’s interim prime minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah registered as a candidate for the presidency on Sunday despite having vowed not to do so as a condition of taking his current post and despite contested election rules that may prevent him from standing. Slideshow( 5 images) Dbeibah’s entry into a race that now features many of Libya’s main players of the past decade of chaos adds to the turmoil over a vote that is due to take place within five weeks

By Reuters Staff3 Min ReadTRIPOLI( Reuters)-Clashes erupted at a government building in central Tripoli on Tuesday after a dispute over the leadership of a state institution, its head said, underscoring the volatility and insecurity in Libya here months before a planned election. Slideshow( 2 images) Pickup trucks carrying fighters rushed to the street where the Administrative Control Agency( ACA) is based, a Reuters witness said, amid the sound of gunfire and as black smoke rose overhead. ACA h

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The declaration adopted last week by Fayez Al Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar in France, represents a