The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, in flames after an attack in 2012...

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the late son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, according to his political team and local media...

Turkey`s Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, right, with Libyan Chief of General Staff Gen...

Survivors look at the extent of devastation in Derna...

People gather outside the Tripoli Municipality in the Libyan capital to protest against any possible postponement of elections, on December 15, 2021...

Security officers stand in front of the High National Election Commission building in Benghazi, Libya, on December 16, 2021...

Interim head of Libya’s government Ramadan Abu Jnah speaks during a press conference on the upcoming December 24 elections, in the capital, Tripoli, on December 12, 2021...

This picture shows outgoing UN special envoy for Libya Jan Kubis (L) with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a visit by the Slovak to Morocco’s capital city, Rabat, on September 13, 2021...

A file photo of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (photo by AFP) The United Nations (UN)’s chief has demanded the pullout of all foreign soldiers and mercenaries from Libya, also hailing tangible progress made in recent months in resolving the conflict in the North African country...

The file photo shows a German Leopard tank. The German government approved export of weapons and military equipment worth around $1...

A handout photograph taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 30, 2020 shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking at a joint press conference with the Libyan foreign minister (unseen) in Moscow, Russia...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Libya’s internationally recognized Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj in Istanbul, Turkey, October 4, 2020...

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj of Libya’s internationally-recognized government says he will step down by the end of next month, amid efforts to find a solution to the North African country’s years-long political conflict...

Members of the self-proclaimed eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) special forces gather in the city of Benghazi, on June 18, 2020...

Libyan government forces are seen during a parade in central Tripoli, Libya, on July 10, 2020...

A general view of the El Sharara oilfield, Libya (By Reuters) Libya’s national oil company says the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been behind a decision by eastern-based rebel forces to hinder its latest efforts to resume crude exports for the first time in six months and re-impose a blockade on the country’s oil industry...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is seen during his inspection tour of Egypt’s Western Military Zone’s personnel on June 20, 2020 (Photo by Ahram Online) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has warned of direct military intervention in Libya if Turkish-backed forces continue their advance...

Libyan government forces stand by a rocket launch truck in the town of Tarhouna, about 65 kilometres southeast of the capital Tripoli on June 5, 2020...

A handout image provided by the UAE’s WAM news agency shows Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (R) shaking hands with Libya’s Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army, on July 8, 2017, in Abu Dhabi...

Libyan government forces gather near covered bodies after regaining control over the city, in Tripoli, Libya, June 4, 2020...

Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) forces make progress towards the town of Tarhuna near Tripoli in Libya on April 19, 2020...

Fighters loyal to the UN-recognized Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) cheer after retaking Tripoli International Airport from rival forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, on June 3, 2020...

A handout file photograph taken and released on February 20, 2020 by the Turkish presidential press service shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcoming Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj during a meeting at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul...

A confidential report by the United Nations says two private military companies based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have sent foreign mercenaries to support Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar in his offensive to seize the country’s capital Tripoli...

Damage is seen following shelling at Mitiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, May 10, 2020...

Damage is seen following shelling at Tripoli’s Mitiga airport in Tripoli, Libya, on May 10, 2020...

Saudi and UAE forces are in a coalition in the Yemen war...

Planes are seen after the reopening of Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, on December 12, 2019...

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L) in Abu Dhabi, on November 27, 2019...

Libyan government forces are seen in Tripoli, Libya, on March 27, 2020, in this photo taken from Turkey’s Anadolu news agency...

Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Turkey has warned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against its hostile stance towards Ankara, calling on Abu Dhabi to stop providing arms and mercenary support to coup plotters in Libya...

A fighter loyal to the GNA fires a mortar during clashes with rebel forces of General Khalifa Haftar on the outskirts of capital Tripoli, Libya, May 25, 2019...

Despite UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres’ call for a ceasefire in the global conflicts to focus on passing the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, over the past few days Libya witnessed severe clashes between the forces of Government of National Accord (GNA) led by Prime Minister Faiz Seraj and the eastern forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar...

This file photo, obtained from a video published by Libyan rebels on April 3, 2019, shows military convoys heading from eastern Libya toward the west...

Libyan government forces gather at a position near the town of Garabulli, some 70 kilometers east of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, as they engage in battles with rebel forces, on April 19, 2020...

A boy stands by as people inspect a damaged building following a rocket attack by rebel forces, at a residential area in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on February 28, 2020...

Libyan government forces gesture in celebration in the coastal city of Sabratha, Libya, on April 13, 2020...

Libyan rebels get ready before heading out of Benghazi to reinforce forces advancing to Tripoli, in Benghazi, Libya, on April 13, 2019...

Turkish-backed Takfiri militants are seen in the town of Saraqib in the eastern part of Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on February 27, 2020...

Damage is seen after shells fell on a residential area in Abu Salim district, in Tripoli, Libya, on February 28, 2020...

Libyan policemen gather as they check a car on a street, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Misrata, Libya, on March 30, 2020...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to journalists in front of a mosque as he leaves Friday prayers in Istanbul, Turkey, on February 21, 2020...

Libya’s self-styled commander Khalifa Haftar leaves after talks with Greek Foreign Minister in Athens, on January 17, 2020...

African heads of state pose for a group photo during the opening of the 33rd African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 9, 2020...

French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for sending warships and mercenaries to crisis-hit Libya, stressing that Ankara is breaching an agreement reached at a summit in Berlin earlier this month to halt foreign interference in the North African country...

US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the latest developments in Syria and Libya in a phone conversation on Monday, the White House says...

Turkey says Libya’s renegade general Khalifa Haftar should end his hostile attitude in order to resolve the conflict in the war-wracked North African country...

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has said that British troops could help police a future ceasefire in Libya, as world powers scramble to contain the conflict in the war-torn North African country...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from terrorist organizations if Libya’s UN-recognized government in Tripoli were to fall...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will teach a lesson to Libyan rebel commander Khalifa Haftar if he resumes his offensive against Libya’s internationally-recognized government after withdrawing from ceasefire talks in Moscow...