Libya

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar has declared himself a candidate in his country's presidential election next month. In any case, he is up against Saif al-Islam, a son of the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed ten years ago.   After years of civil war, the situation in the oil-rich country in North Africa has stabilized somewhat. After international mediation, the two main warring parties concluded a permanent ceasefire more than a year ago. "Elections are the only way out of the serious crisis our country has entered," said 78-year-old Haftar in a televised speech. He officially registers as a presidential candidate later in the day in the eastern city of Benghazi. The self-proclaimed Field Marshal Haftar controls oil areas in the country's east with his Libyan National ...