From Benghazi, the de facto capital of eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, who calls himself the 'savior' of the nation, has extended his grip over three-quarters of the country, combining a firm security ...

A revolt by a renegade general against Islamists who dominate Libya’s politics threatened to spiral into an outright battle for power that could fragment the North African nation as the country’s ...

Libya’s interim government sent its foreign minister to Egypt to meet officials from neighboring countries to discuss ways to stop the spiraling violence. The meeting ended with calls for disarming ...

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Discrimination and oppression were two of the main causes of a rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi in eastern Libya, a region with a history of revolting against authority.