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U.S. military and political officials met Thursday in Benghazi with the Libyan National Army Chief of Staff of Ground Forces, Major General Saddam Haftar, according to U.S. Embassy in Libya.

U.S. political and military officials have met with the Libyan outgoing Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh where they discussed regional security and Libyan military unification, according to US Embassy in Tripoli.

Libyan Attorney General on Monday ordered the arrest of an airline official on charges of helping to illegally transport migrants to the United States via Nicaragua.

Chargé d’Affaires at U.S. Embassy in Libya Jeremy Berndt and Defense Attaché has met in Tripoli with military officials from the Western Region to discuss education programs for officers, according to Berndt.

U.S. Special Envoy to Libya, Ambassador Richard Norland, has welcomed the High National Elections Commission’s announcement that voter registration for municipal council elections is now underway.

Libyan photographer Muhammad Al-Jilani came second in the largest photography competition in America and Canada; LifeTouch Photographic Award.

U.S. Embassy in Libya thanked on Friday Libyan Navy delegation for participating in US Naval Forces Africa’s 2nd annual African Maritime Forces Summit with Ghanaian co-hosts and “allies and partners” from 4 continents in Accra, Ghana.

A delegation of military officials from throughout Libya participated last week in the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) in Zambia, according to U.S. Embassy in Libya.

U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Ambassador Richard Norland and Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt has met with Canadian Ambassador Isabelle Savard in Tunis, where they discussed the Libyan situation, according to Norland.

U.S. Special Envoy to Libya Ambassador Richard Norland and Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt met Monday in Tripoli with Presidential Council President Mohamed al-Menfi, according to Ambassador Norland.